Marco Bustos

Marco Bustos
Personal information
Full name Marco Antonio Bustos
Date of birth (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Värnamo
Number 19
Youth career
Garden City CC
2007–2011 FC Northwest
2011–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 7 (4)
2015–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 (0)
2015–2017 → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 57 (22)
2018 → Zacatepec (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019 Oklahoma City Energy 16 (1)
2019 Valour FC 25 (7)
2020–2022 Pacific FC 57 (14)
2023– Värnamo 37 (3)
International career‡
2013 Canada U17 8 (0)
2014–2015 Canada U20 6 (2)
2015–2017 Canada 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 22, 2017

Marco Antonio Bustos (born April 22, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo.

Club career

Youth

He began playing soccer at age four with the Garden City CC.[1] Bustos played for FC Northwest in his native Winnipeg for four years before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps's academy in 2011. Bustos played from the U-16 level up, and completed his time at the academy with a 19-goal performance during the 2013-14 USSDA season. He also played seven games for the Vancouver U-23 PDL side, scoring four goals.[2]

Vancouver Whitecaps

Bustos made his professional debut for Vancouver in the 2014 Canadian Championship, starting a game against Toronto FC on May 7, 2014.[3] On September 15, it was announced Bustos had signed a pre-contract with Vancouver and would officially be added to the team's roster in January 2015.[4] Bustos made his MLS league debut for the Whitecaps against FC Dallas on October 14, 2015.[5]

After the 2017 season, Bustos would re-sign an 18-month contract with the Whitecaps, with club options for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. He would also be loaned to Zacatepec of Ascenso MX for the duration of the 18-month contract.[6] In August 2018, Bustos and Whitecaps FC mutually agreed to terminate his MLS contract.[7]

OKC Energy

In August 2018, Bustos joined the United Soccer League's OKC Energy FC.[8]

Valour FC

On May 7, 2019, Bustos signed for his hometown club, Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[9]

Pacific FC

On January 30, 2020, Bustos signed with Pacific FC.[10] He made his debut on August 15 against the HFX Wanderers, netting a goal in a 2–2 draw.[11] In his final match of 2020, Bustos scored twice and assisted twice in the first half to finish the season with five goals and three assists.[12] Bustos continued with Pacific for the 2021 Canadian Premier League, and on July 10 he scored two goals against York United FC, making him the Canadian Premier League's all-time leading goalscorer, with 15 goals in three years between Valour and Pacific.[13]

After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Bustos joined Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on trial.[14] In January 2023, Pacific announced Bustos would be departing the club, following the expiration of his contract.[15]

Värnamo

On January 14, 2023, Bustos officially joined Swedish club Värnamo on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with the club.[16][17] He made his Allsvenskan debut on April 2, starting in a 0–1 away win against IFK Göteborg.[18] He then scored his first goal for the club on April 29, finding the net in a 3–1 league defeat to Häcken.[19][20]

International career

Youth

Bustos has represented Canada at youth level and was a part of the Canadian team at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[21] He courted controversy in July 2014 when he accepted a call-up from the Chile U-20 squad for a training camp prior to an invitational tournament in the United States.[22] This prompted a negative reaction from Canadian soccer media circles.[23] Bustos would state in an interview that he was not spurning Canada, and simply "keeping his options open."[24] He was cut from the final Chile squad, however. Bustos was subsequently left off the Canadian U-20 team that went to 2014 Milk Cup the following month, but returned to the team for a series of friendlies in November, where he scored a goal for Canada against Russia's U-21 side.[25] In January 2015 Bustos made the Canadian team for the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[26]

Senior

Bustos received his first call up to the Canadian senior team for a friendly against Ghana on October 2, 2015.[27] Bustos made his debut for the senior side on October 13 as a substitute, replacing fellow debutante Charlie Trafford.[28]

Honours

Club

Pacific FC

Personal life

Marco Bustos has a Chilean father and an Italian mother.[29][30]

Career statistics

As of August 19, 2023[31][32]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 2014 USL PDL 7 4 – – 0 0 7 4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2014 MLS 0 0 1 0 – 0 0 1 0
2015 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0
2016 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2017 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 4 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 13 0
Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) 2015 USL 17 7 – – 0 0 17 7
2016 19 7 – – 2 0 21 7
2017 21 8 – – 0 0 21 8
Total 57 22 0 0 0 0 2 0 59 22
Zacatepec (loan) 2017–18 Ascenso MX 5 0 2 1 – 1 0 8 1
2018–19 0 0 1 0 – 0 0 1 0
Total 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 9 1
OKC Energy 2018 USL Championship 9 1 0 0 – 0 0 9 1
2019 7 0 0 0 – 0 0 7 0
Total 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Valour FC 2019 CPL 25 7 2 1 – 0 0 27 8
Pacific FC 2020 10 5 0 0 – 0 0 10 5
2021 17 7 1 0 – 0 0 18 7
2022 30 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 4
Total 82 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 24
Värnamo 2023 Allsvenskan 15 3 0 0 – 0 0 15 3
Career total 186 51 10 2 9 1 3 0 198 55
  1. ^ Includes the Canadian Championship and Copa MX
  2. ^ Includes the CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Includes the USL Cup Playoffs and the Ascenso MX Liguilla

References

  1. ^ "Marco Bustos Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. ^ "Marco Bustos". Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Davidson, Neil (May 7, 2014). "Amway Canadian Championship: Defoe, Bradley score as Toronto FC downs young Whitecaps team".
  4. ^ "Whitecaps FC add Homegrown player Marco Bustos". September 15, 2014.
  5. ^ Kingston, Gary (October 14, 2015). "Dallas dominates Whitecaps to win 2-0".
  6. ^ Charles Boehm (January 10, 2018). "Whitecaps re-sign Marco Bustos, loan him to Mexican side Zacatepec". Major League Soccer.
  7. ^ "Whitecaps FC and midfielder Marco Bustos mutually agree to part ways". WhitecapsFC.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "ENERGY FC ADDS MIDFIELDER & CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER MARCO BUSTOS TO ROSTER". EnergyFC.com. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Valour FC add Winnipeg forward Marco Bustos". Valour FC. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Canadian Top Talent Signs with Pacific FC". Pacific FC. January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  11. ^ Molinaro, John (August 15, 2020). "'Coastal Clash' between Pacific FC and HFX Wanderers ends in stalemate in PEI".
  12. ^ Thompson, Marty (September 15, 2020). "Brilliant Marco Bustos shines in Pacific FC's Island Games finale". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  13. ^ Jacques, John (July 10, 2021). "Bustos leads Pacific to dominant win over York United". Northern Tribune.
  14. ^ Jacques, John (November 2, 2022). "Bustos Begins Trial Stint With Toronto FC". Northern Tribune.
  15. ^ Jacques, John (January 4, 2023). "Official: Bustos Departs Pacific FC". Northern Tribune.
  16. ^ "Välkommen till IFK Värnamo - Marco Bustos". IFK Värnamo (in Swedish). January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  17. ^ Jacques, John (January 14, 2023). "IFK Varnamo Unveils Marco Bustos". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  18. ^ Werdelin, Lucas (April 2, 2023). "Marcus Berg sänkte sitt eget lag - Blåvitt föll mot Värnamo". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  19. ^ Käck, Andreas; Wagner, Michael (April 29, 2023). "Häcken nya serieledare efter segern". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  20. ^ Hellgren, Tobias (April 29, 2023). "TV: Ny säker Häcken-seger - Traoré med sin sjätte fullträff". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  21. ^ "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". October 3, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  22. ^ "SELECCIÓN SUB 20: NÓMINA DE CONVOCADOS PARA LA COPA NTC USA 2014". July 4, 2014.
  23. ^ Fudge, Simon (July 7, 2014). "Bustos gives Canadian fans cause for concern".
  24. ^ "Marco Bustos called up to Chile's U-20 national team". July 6, 2014.
  25. ^ "Goals by MLSers Jordan Hamilton, Marco Bustos lead Canada Under-20s to win vs. Russia". November 15, 2014.
  26. ^ Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
  27. ^ Bottjer, Steve (October 2, 2015). "CanMNT names squad for October friendly against Ghana".
  28. ^ "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". October 13, 2015.
  29. ^ "Bustos gives Canadian fans cause for concern". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  30. ^ "Marco Bustos called up to Chile's U-20 national team". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  31. ^ Marco Bustos at Soccerway
  32. ^ Marco Bustos at Major League Soccer