Gustavo Canales

Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo kaˈnales]; born 30 March 1982) is an Argentine-born Chilean retired footballer.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Canales.
Gustavo Canales
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos
Date of birth (1982-03-30) 30 March 1982
Place of birth General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
Deportivo Roca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Deportivo Roca ? (?)
2004–2006 Cipolletti 25 (10)
2005 → Aldosivi (loan) 5 (0)
2006 Guillermo Brown 12 (3)
2007–2008 La Serena 29 (21)
2007–2008 → Once Caldas (loan) 33 (4)
2009 Unión Española 33 (21)
2010 River Plate 14 (2)
2010 Unión Española 17 (14)
2011 Universidad de Chile 29 (16)
2012 Dalian Aerbin 13 (6)
2012 Arsenal de Sarandí 7 (0)
2013–2014 Unión Española 29 (18)
2014–2016 Universidad de Chile 42 (27)
2016–2017 Botafogo 9 (1)
2017–2018 Unión Española 10 (4)
Total 307 (147)
National team‡
2011 Chile 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011

Club career

He began his career at hometown Deportivo Roca in 2004. After his spells at Cipolletti, Aldosivi and Guillermo Brown, in 2007 he joined Chilean outfit Deportes La Serena.

In January 2010 the Argentinian club River Plate signed the striker from Unión Española on a 70% to 30% joint ownership deal for around $1 million until 2013.[2] After a poor season with los millonarios, Canales returned to Chile to play for Unión Española.

Canales joined Chinese Super League side Dalian Aerbin on 11 February 2012 for a fee of US$2.6 million and signing a three-year deal.[3] Canales scored four goals in his first five league games with Dalian Aerbin.

In 2013 Canales was suspended for 3 months after he failed a drug test.[4]

International career

On 3 November 2011, was reported that Chilean national team coach Claudio Borghi dispensed with Mauricio Pinilla due to knee injury, so he called Canales to play the 2014 World Cup qualification games with Uruguay and Paraguay[5] amid a difficult environment that lived the team marked by showbiz scandals.[6]

He internationally debuted on 11 November during the Uruguayan 4–0 thrash over Chile[7] coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute.

In 2014, received a call-up from now manager Jorge Sampaoli (who coached him at Universidad de Chile) to play against Costa Rica at Coquimbo on 22 January, related to final nominees preparation to 23-man World Cup squad.[8] However it was reported on 18 January that he would miss the game due to injury.[9] Months later Canales was considered in the 30-provisional-man squad because his good shape shown at Unión Española despite missing the previous friendly matches.

Career statistics
Season Club League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
La Serena 2007 1311———1311
2008 1610———1610
Total 2921———2921
Once Caldas
(loan)		 2007 193———193
2008 141———141
Total 334———334
Unión Española 2009 33212343—3927
Total 33212343—3927
River Plate 2009-10 142———142
Total 142———142
Unión Española 2010 171410—452219
Total 1714——452119
Universidad de Chile 2011 2916—83—3719
Total 2916—83—3719
Dalian Aerbin 2012 13610——146
Total 13610——146
Arsenal de Sarandí 2012-13 70——1080
Total 70——1080
Unión Española 2013 96———96
2013-14 20121074112917
Total 29181074113823
Universidad de Chile 2014-15 2518—52103120
2015-16 1798620002715
Total 42278672105835
Total 245127139261276292156

Honours

Club
Universidad de Chile
Unión Española
Arsenal de Sarandí
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References
  1. Gustavo Canales Perfil Sitio Oficial Club Universidad de Chile Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. River Plate and Boca try to bounce back - Taiwan News Online
  3. 智利国脚正式加盟阿尔滨 身价260万美元签约3年(in Chinese)
  4. Canales sancionado por dopaje www.24horas.cl 8 February 2013
  5. "Pinilla es desafectado de la Selección y es reemplazado por Gustavo Canales". Emol. 3 November 2011.
  6. "La era de Claudio Borghi: El camino que casi termina en "Game Over" rumbo a Brasil 2014". Ferplei.com. 15 October 2013.
  7. "Uruguay 4 Chile 0 Eliminatorias Brasil 2014". Uruguay 360. 11 November 2011.
  8. "La nómina de la selección chilena para el amistoso con Costa Rica". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. 16 January 2014.
  9. "Gustavo Canales, primera baja de Chile para amistoso con Costa Rica". Mundo Deportivo. 18 January 2014.
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