Gustavo Canales
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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– | Botafogo | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2016. | |||
Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos (born 30 March 1982) is an Argentine-born Chilean footballer that plays for Brazilian club Botafogo as a striker.
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 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | |||
| 2008 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | 29 | 21 | ||||
| Once Caldas (loan) |
2007 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2008 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Unión Española | 2009 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 39 | 27 | |
| Total | 33 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 39 | 27 | ||
| River Plate | 2009-10 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Unión Española | 2010 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | |
| Total | 17 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | |||
| Universidad de Chile | 2011 | 29 | 16 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 37 | 19 | ||
| Total | 29 | 16 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 37 | 19 | |||
| Dalian Aerbin | 2012 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 6 | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2012-13 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Unión Española | 2013 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||
| 2013-14 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 23 | |
| Universidad de Chile | 2014-15 | 25 | 18 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 20 | |
| 2015-16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | |
| Total | 42 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 35 | |
| Total | 245 | 127 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 292 | 156 | |
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Arsenal de Sarandí
- Unión Española
References
- ↑ Gustavo Canales Perfil Sitio Oficial Club Universidad de Chile
- ↑ River Plate and Boca try to bounce back - Taiwan News Online
- ↑ 智利国脚正式加盟阿尔滨 身价260万美元签约3年(Chinese)
- ↑ Canales sancionado por dopaje www.24horas.cl 8 February 2013
- ↑ "Pinilla es desafectado de la Selección y es reemplazado por Gustavo Canales". Emol. 3 November 2011.
- ↑ "La era de Claudio Borghi: El camino que casi termina en "Game Over" rumbo a Brasil 2014". Ferplei.com. 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "Uruguay 4 Chile 0 Eliminatorias Brasil 2014". Uruguay 360. 11 November 2011.
- ↑ "La nómina de la selección chilena para el amistoso con Costa Rica". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Gustavo Canales, primera baja de Chile para amistoso con Costa Rica". Mundo Deportivo. 18 January 2014.
External links
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- (Spanish) Universidad de Chile profile
- (Spanish) Soccerway profile