Nelson Bustamante
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nelson Maximiliano Bustamante Lorca | ||
Date of birth | 23 December 1992 | ||
Place of birth | San Bernardo, Santiago, Chile[1] | ||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Shadow-striker, attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2007 | Universidad Católica | ||
2007–2011 | Brescia | ||
2011–2012 | Bologna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Lecce | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Matera | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Verbania | 11 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Virtus Bolzano | 15 | (1) |
2017 | Santiago Morning | 10 | (2) |
2018 | Barnechea | 5 | (0) |
2024 | Glorias Navales | ||
Total | 47 | (3) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nelson Maximiliano Bustamante Lorca (born 23 December 1992) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Bustamante was born in San Bernardo, Chile, and developed a passion for football from his father, who played for a local team.[4] As a child, he would tell his father that he was going to mow lawns for money, but would instead go to dribble a football on the local streets, earning money from passers-by.[4] In 2007, while performing on a street corner, he was spotted by Chilean investigative news show Contacto , run by Canal 13, and following the report, he was taken on by a group of businessmen, including agent René Curiaz and former footballer Frank Lobos.[4][5][6]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Curiaz and Lobos offered him to top-flight Chilean sides Colo-Colo and Universidad Católica, and he spent some time with the latter, but as they were unable to provide growth hormone treatment for his growth hormone deficiency,[7] the same condition that afflicted his idol, Lionel Messi, he opted to move to Italy, joining the academy of Brescia.[4] In 2011, he was released by Brescia, who deemed his short stature not an appropriate height to progress as a professional footballer, and he joined Bologna, though he only spent six months with the club before again being released.[5][6]
Lecce
[edit]In October 2012, he joined Lega Pro Primera Divisione side Lecce, with the club's managing director, Antonio Tesoro, stating that he was a "great talent", comparing him to Argentine player Maximiliano Moralez.[8][9] He made his professional debut shortly after joining, playing in Lecce's 1–0 Coppa Italia Lega Pro win over Nocerina on 18 October.[10] The following month, he scored his first goal for the club in Lecce's 5–1 Coppa Italia Lega Pro win against Aprilia.[5][11]
Matera and Serie D
[edit]By May 2013, Bustamante found himself training separately from the Lecce first team.[12] He was released by the club, and went on to join fellow Lega Pro side Matera the following summer.[13] In December 2015, having been released by Matera, he returned to his native Chile, with the hope of finding a club to join.[6] However, he returned to Italy in August of the following year, having failed to join a club in Chile, and joined Serie D side Verbania.[14] Four months later, in December 2016, he moved to fellow Serie D side Virtus Bolzano.
Return to Chile
[edit]In July 2017, after fifteen league appearances and one goal with Virtus Bolzano, Bustamante returned to Chile, signing with Primera B de Chile side Santiago Morning.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 August of the same year, the only goal in a 1–0 win against Unión La Calera.[16] The following season he moved to fellow Primera B side Barnechea.[17] At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Bustamante decided to retire from football and spend time playing football for his neighbourhood's teams.[18]
He briefly came out of retirement in 2024, joining amateur side Glorias Navales, and featured in their 2–0 loss to former club Universidad Católica in the Copa Chile.[19]
Style of play
[edit]During his playing career, Bustamante was nicknamed the "Chilean Messi" after Argentine footballing legend Lionel Messi, due to the two sharing a similar stature.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lecce | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Matera | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Verbania | 2016–17 | Serie D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Virtus Bolzano | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Santiago Morning | 2017 | Primera B de Chile | 10 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
Barnechea | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 47 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 4 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Chile
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nelson Bustamante at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Nelson Bustamante at Soccerway
- ^ Nelson Bustamante at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ a b c d de Bartolo, Augusto (26 April 2010). "Non solo il Barça, anche il Brescia ha il suo Messi" [Not only Barça, Brescia also has its Messi]. sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Araujo, Adela (13 November 2012). "Nelson Bustamante: De Messi chileno a "Busdiamante"" [Nelson Bustamante: From Chilean Messi to "Busdiamante"]. publimetro.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Salas, Cristian (16 December 2015). "'Messi chileno' volvió al país: "Mi objetivo es llegar a la Roja"" ['Chilean Messi' returned to the country: "My goal is to reach the Red"]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Sulle orme di Messi, Bustamante il suo erede" [In the footsteps of Messi, Bustamante is his heir]. sport.sky.it (in Italian). 26 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Us Lecce, Tesoro conferma: "Tutto pronto. Domani la firma"" [Us Lecce, Treasury confirms: "Everything is ready. Signing tomorrow"]. leccesette.it (in Italian). 16 October 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Schira, Nicolò (17 October 2012). "Lecce, Antonio Tesoro a TLP: "Vi svelo i progetti e la struttura della nuova società. Falco e Di Mariano? Ecco il loro futuro"" [Lecce, Antonio Tesoro at TLP: "I'll reveal the projects and the structure of the new company. Falco and Di Mariano? Here is their future"]. tuttoc.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Il Lecce sa solo vincere, Malcore stende la Nocerina" [Lecce only knows how to win, Malcore extends Nocerina]. trnews.it (in Italian). 19 October 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Bravo, Camilo (13 November 2012). "Chileno de 19 años anota su primer gol en Italia" [19-year-old Chilean scores his first goal in Italy]. 24horas.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Lecce – Road To Entella: Si riparte con una doppia seduta, in quattro lavorano a parte" [Lecce – Road To Entella: It starts again with a double session, four of them work separately]. salentosport.net (in Italian). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Sergio, Pierpaolo (14 September 2014). "Nostalgia Bustamante". leccezionale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Nelson Bustamante volverá a jugar en el fútbol italiano" [Nelson Bustamante will return to play in Italian football]. chile.as.com (in Spanish). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Maureira, Nicolás (4 July 2017). "Nelson Bustamante, chileno descubierto en programa de TV, fichó en Santiago Morning" [Nelson Bustamante, a Chilean discovered on a TV program, signed up for Santiago Morning]. biobiochile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Nelson Bustamante permitió la victoria de Santiago Morning ante U. La Calera" [Nelson Bustamante allowed the victory of Santiago Morning against U. La Calera]. opinio.cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "El "Messi" chileno cambia de equipo en la Primera B" [The Chilean "Messi" changes teams in Primera B]. primerabchile.cl (in Spanish). 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Salas, Cristian (29 November 2023). ""¿En qué equipo pienso volver a jugar? En el que me den minutos, aunque me paguen el mínimo"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Bustos, Daniel (20 June 2024). "Perdona una goleada: la UC derrota a Glorias Navales y avanza en la Copa Chile" [Forgive a thrashing: UC defeats Glorias Navales and advances in the Chile Cup]. latercera.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nelson Bustamante at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Primera B de Chile players
- US Lecce players
- FC Matera players
- SS Verbania Calcio players
- FC Bolzano 1996 players
- Santiago Morning footballers
- A.C. Barnechea footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- People from Maipo Province