Brandon Cortés
Brandon William Cortés Bustos (born 26 June 2001) is an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Universidad de Chile, on loan from Boca Juniors.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandon William Cortés Bustos | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Barracas, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[3][4] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Universidad de Chile (on loan from Boca Juniors) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Juventud Unida de Barracas | |||
Vélez Sarsfield | |||
2012–2019 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Boca Juniors | 1 | (0) |
2020– | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Argentina U18 | 1 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:26, 28 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:26, 28 December 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Cortés is a product of the Boca Juniors youth set-up; signing in 2012 after spells with Juventud Unida de Barracas and Vélez Sarsfield.[5][6][7] He was moved into the first-team by manager Gustavo Alfaro in 2018–19, with his first experience of senior football arriving on 2 April 2019 as he was an unused substitute in the Copa Libertadores against Athletico Paranaense.[3][8] Cortés, who is of Chilean descent, subsequently made his professional bow days later, aged seventeen, in an away draw versus Aldosivi in the Primera División; he was substituted on in place of Sebastián Villa after eighty-three minutes.[3][9]
After one further match for Boca, versus Río Cuarto's Estudiantes in the Copa Argentina, Cortés departed on loan in November 2020 to Universidad de Chile; penning terms until December 2021.[10] He immediately made appearances later that month against Santiago Wanderers, Unión La Calera and Everton in the Primera División.[3]
International career
Cortés, who is eligible to play for Chile or Argentina, trained with the Chile U17s ahead of the 2017 FIFA World Cup, though didn't make the final cut due to paperwork issues.[1][9][11][12] In July 2019, Cortés was called up by the Argentina U18s for that year's L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain.[13] Argentina beat Mauritania in match one, with Cortés netting a goal in a 4–1 win.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 28 December 2020.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boca Juniors | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Universidad de Chile (loan) | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
References
- "Quién es Brandon Cortés, el juvenil chileno de Boca que debutó ante Aldosivi". Goal. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Estadísticas". Boca Juniors. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Argentina - B. Cortés". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Brandon Cortés". World Football. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "El juvenil de Boca que sueña con jugar el Mundial Sub 17 con la Rojita". Fútbol Joven Chile. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Brandon Cortés, el 10 de Boca que suena con ganar un Mundial con Chile". Diario Xeneize. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "¿Quién es Brandon Cortés, el juvenil de Boca que fue citado por Alfaro?". TyC Sports. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Quién es el "Chile" Cortes, la promesa de Boca que cautivó a Alfaro y viajó para el partido ante Paranaense". Infobae. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "¿Quiénes son los dos juveniles que debutarían vs. Aldosivi?". Olé. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Brandon Cortés fue oficializado como nuevo refuerzo de Universidad de Chile". ADN. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Chileno de Boca se debate entre la Roja y la Albiceleste". CDF. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Brandon Cortés, la historia del chileno que debutará en Boca". AS. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Convocados y fixture del torneo COTIF L'Alcúdia". AFA. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- "Sub 18: Argentina derrotó a Mauritania en su debut". Cielosports. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
External links
- Brandon Cortés at Soccerway