Hugo Bueno (footballer, born 2002)

Hugo Bueno
Bueno with Galicia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Hugo Bueno Lopez[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2019 CD Areosa
2019–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 (0)
2024–Feyenoord (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2020 Spain U18 1 (0)
2023– Spain U21 2 (0)
2024 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:48, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Hugo Bueno López (born 18 September 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In 2019, Bueno joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3][4][5]

Bueno made his Premier League debut on 15 October 2022, as a late substitute in a 1–0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Molineux.[6]

On 20 November 2023, Bueno extended his contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers until 2028.[7]

On 16 March 2024, Bueno scored his first senior career goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring the Wolves' second goal in a 3–2 loss during an FA Cup quarter-final tie against Coventry City.

Feyenoord (loan)

On 13 August 2024, Dutch club Feyenoord announced that it had signed Bueno on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] Bueno made his debut for the club on 18 August, providing the assist for the first goal in a 5–1 away win against PEC Zwolle.[9]

International career

On 26 February 2020, Bueno made his international debut at under-18's level for Spain in a 2–1 win against Denmark international friendly.[citation needed]

Personal life

He has a identical twin brother named Guille Bueno, who plays for Borussia Dortmund II.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2020–21 4[b] 0 4 0
2021–22 1[b] 0 1 0
2022–23 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 7 0 7 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–23 Premier League 21 0 1 0 1 0 23 0
2023–24 Premier League 21 0 2 1 2 0 25 1
Total 42 0 3 1 3 0 48 1
Feyenoord (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie 8 0 0 0 4[c] 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 50 0 3 1 3 0 4 0 7 0 67 1
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup and KNVB Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Max Kilman". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Hugo Bueno interview: Everybody picks me in fantasy football – even Joao Moutinho". telegraph.co.uk (Archived). Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Hugo Bueno: la familia y uno más". marca.com.
  5. ^ "Four Wolves players out to make their mark in Spain". expressandstar.com.
  6. ^ "Neves penalty earns Wolves win over Forest". BBC Sport. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Bueno commits long-term future to Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Feyenoord heeft Bueno binnen: 'Deze kans moest ik grijpen'" [Feyenoord brings in Bueno: 'This is a chance I had to take'] (in Dutch). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Feyenoord-aanwinst Bueno geeft direct visitekaartje af met panklare assist" [Feyenoord signing Bueno immediately shows his worth with perfect assist] (in Dutch). 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ Otero, Marcos (16 August 2021). "Guille Bueno y una historia enrevesada". La Opinión de A Coruña (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  11. ^ Hugo Bueno at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2022.