Rubén Botta
Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero (born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Colón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San Juan, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colón | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
| 2008–2009 | Tigre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Tigre | 61 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Inter Milan | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Chievo (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Pachuca | 43 | (8) |
| 2017–2020 | San Lorenzo | 56 | (5) |
| 2020 | Defensa y Justicia | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Sambenedettese | 30 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | Bari | 50 | (6) |
| 2023– | Colón | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 15 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Rubén Botta made his league debut for Tigre in a 0–0 draw with Boca Juniors on 23 March 2009, at the age of 19. He only played one further game in the 2009 Clausura before being loaned for half a season Latvian Higher League side FK Ventspils, where he did not play in any games. In 2010, he returned to Tigre and begun to make more regular appearances for the club. On 13 November, he came to widespread attention in a 2–1 win against league leaders Estudiantes de la Plata, in which he assisted for Tigre's second goal and nearly scored a third after a display of individual skill.[2]
In April 2013, he signed for Serie A club Internazionale,[3] despite he would join A.S. Livorno Calcio first. Botta failed to obtain Italian citizenship, thus Inter bought the non-EU registration quota from Livorno .[4] In January 2014 Botta formally became a player of Inter.[5] On 7 July 2015 Botta agreed to join Mexican side C.F. Pachuca.[6]
Style of play
Botta primarily plays as an attacking midfielder. He is left-footed.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 February 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tigre | 2008–09 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | Primera División | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Primera División | 20 | 5 | — | — | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | — | 29 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 11 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2013–14 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chievo (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Pachuca | 2015–16 | Liga MX | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | Liga MX | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Total | 43 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 10 | ||
| San Lorenzo | 2017 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | — | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Primera División | 21 | 3 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2019 | Primera División | 18 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | ||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2020 | Primera División | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Sambenedettese | 2020–21 | Serie C | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Bari | 2021–22 | Serie C | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 270 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 323 | 43 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in Liguilla Clausura, One appearance in Campeón de Campeones
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Liguilla Apertura
References
- "F.C. Internazionale - Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- "Lujos: Rúben Botta vs Estudiantes, Apertura 2010".
- "Botta, una doppietta dedicata all'Inter". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- "Calciomercato Inter, Ruben Botta: Il mancato ottenimento del passaporto fa saltare il trasferimento, ma…" (in Italian). calciomercatonews.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- "RUBEN BOTTA JOINS INTER". Inter Milan. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- "Ruben Botta definitivo al Pachuca" (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- Rubén Botta at Soccerway
External links
- Rubén Botta at ESPN FC
- Ruben Alejandro Botta at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived August 28, 2012) (in Spanish)