Antonio Bustamante

Antonio Bustamante (born June 20, 1997) is an Bolivian-American who plays as a midfielder for Club Blooming.[1]

Antonio Bustamante
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-20) June 20, 1997
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Club Blooming
Youth career
2012–2015 D.C. United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 William & Mary Tribe 68 (34)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 D.C. United 0 (0)
2019 → Loudoun United (loan) 26 (5)
2020– Club Blooming 0 (0)
National team
2020 Bolivia U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2019

Career

D.C. United

On January 21, 2019, Antonio signed a homegrown contract with D.C. United.[2] Antonio had his first start for D.C. against the Philadelphia Union on June 12, 2019 in a U.S. Open Cup match. After the 2019 season, D.C. United did not exercise Bustamante's contract option.[3]

Loan to Loudoun United

Bustamante was loaned to D.C. United's USL team, Loudoun United before their inaugural season.[4] Bustamante was rewarded Man of the Match after scoring one goal and assisting a goal against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2019.[5] He played 2,133 minutes in his one season with Loudoun.[6]

International career

Bustamante was called up by César Farías to play with the Bolivia national under-23 football team in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[7] Bustamante made his first international appearance as a substitute in the 60th minute of the opening match against Paraguay's own U23 side.[8]

References
  1. "USA – A. Bustamante – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. Bogert, Tom (January 21, 2019). "DC United sign midfielder Antonio Bustamante to Homegrown deal". MLS. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. "D.C. United have announced that 16 players are under contract for the 2020 MLS season". dcunited.com. November 22, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. Keefer, Ryan (March 7, 2019). "Loudoun United signs 1, receives 3 on loan from D.C. United for opener". blackandredunited.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  5. "Loudoun United shuts out Louisville City". Loudoun Times-Mirror. July 30, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  6. "Antonio Bustamante". USL Championship.
  7. Asturizaga, Jorge (January 15, 2020). "Bustamante, a la Sub-23 desde Estados Unidos". La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  8. "Análisis del Partido". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). January 22, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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