Marco Bustos

Marco Bustos

Personal information
Full name	Marco Antonio Bustos
Date of birth	April 22, 1996
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number	32
Youth career
2007–2011	FC Northwest
2011–2014	Whitecaps FC Residency
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23	7	(4)
2015–	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4	(0)
2015-	→ Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)	36	(14)
National team^‡
2013	Canada U17	8	(0)
2014–	Canada U20	6	(2)
2015–	Canada	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 11, 2016

Marco Antonio Bustos (born April 22, 1996) Is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Club career

Youth

Bustos played for FC Northwest in his native Winnipeg for four years before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps's academy in 2011. Bustos played from the U-16 level up, and completed his time at the academy with a 19-goal performance during the 2013-14 USSDA season. He also played 7 games for the Vancouver U-23 PDL side, scoring 4 goals.^[1]

Vancouver

Bustos made his professional debut for Vancouver in the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship, starting a game against Toronto FC on May 7, 2014.^[2] On September 15, it was announced Bustos had signed a pre-contract with Vancouver and would officially be added to the team's roster in January 2015.^[3] Bustos made his MLS league debut for the Whitecaps against FC Dallas on October 14, 2015.^[4]

International

Bustos has represented Canada at youth level and was a part of the Canadian team at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[5] He courted controversy in July 2014 when he accepted a call-up from the Chile U-20 squad for a training camp prior to an invitational tournament in the United States.^[6] This prompted a negative reaction from Canadian soccer media circles.^[7] Bustos would state in an interview that he was not spurning Canada, and simply "keeping his options open."^[8] He was cut from the final Chile squad, however. Bustos was subsequently left off the Canadian U-20 team that went to 2014 Milk Cup the following month, but returned to the team for a series of friendlies in November, where he scored a goal for Canada against Russia's U-21 side.^[9] In January 2015 Bustos made the Canadian team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[10]

Bustos received his first call up to the Canadian senior team for a friendly against Ghana on October 2, 2015.^[11] Bustos made his debut for the senior side on October 13 as a substitute, replacing fellow debutante Charlie Trafford.^[12]

Personal life

Marco Bustos has a Chilean father and an Italian mother.^[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 16, 2016 ^[15]

Club	League	Season	League		Playoffs		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	MLS	2014	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
		2015	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	0
		2016	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	11	0
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)	USL	2015	17	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	7
		2016	19	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	7
	Total		36	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	38	14
Career total			40	14	2	0	2	0	5	0	49	14

References

1. "Marco Bustos". Retrieved January 2, 2014.
2. Davidson, Neil (May 7, 2014). "Amway Canadian Championship: Defoe, Bradley score as Toronto FC downs young Whitecaps team".
3. "Whitecaps FC add Homegrown player Marco Bustos". September 15, 2014.
4. Kingston, Gary (October 14, 2015). "Dallas dominates Whitecaps to win 2-0".
5. "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". October 3, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
6. "SELECCIÓN SUB 20: NÓMINA DE CONVOCADOS PARA LA COPA NTC USA 2014". July 4, 2014.
7. Fudge, Simon (July 7, 2014). "Bustos gives Canadian fans cause for concern".
8. "Marco Bustos called up to Chile's U-20 national team". July 6, 2014.
9. "Goals by MLSers Jordan Hamilton, Marco Bustos lead Canada Under-20s to win vs. Russia". November 15, 2014.
10. Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
11. Bottjer, Steve (October 2, 2015). "CanMNT names squad for October friendly against Ghana".
12. "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". October 13, 2015.
13. "Bustos gives Canadian fans cause for concern". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
14. "Marco Bustos called up to Chile's U-20 national team". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
15. "Marco Bustos Profile". Retrieved March 22, 2016.

External links

• Canada Soccer bio