Rubén Botta
Personal information
Full name Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero
Date of birth (1990-01-31) 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
 Talleres
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)
2023–2024 Colón 15 (3)
2024– Talleres 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero (born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Talleres.

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]

In January 2024, Botta joined Talleres.[7]

Style of play

Botta primarily plays as an attacking midfielder. He is left-footed.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 January 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tigre 2008–09 Primera División 20————20
2009–10 Primera División 90————90
2010–11 Primera División 230————230
2011–12 Primera División 70——8[lower-alpha 1]2—152
2012–13 Primera División 205——9[lower-alpha 2]4—299
Total 6150000176007811
Inter Milan 2013–14 Serie A 10010—1[lower-alpha 3]0—120
Chievo (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 21000———210
Pachuca 2015–16 Liga MX 31440—002[lower-alpha 4]0374
2016–17 Liga MX 12400—1[lower-alpha 5]22[lower-alpha 6]0156
Total 438400012405210
San Lorenzo 2017 Primera División 160——8[lower-alpha 2]1—241
2018 Primera División 213——5[lower-alpha 1]0—263
2019 Primera División 182—301[lower-alpha 2]0—222
2020 Primera División 10————10
Total 565003014100736
Defensa y Justicia 2020 Primera División 71——2[lower-alpha 2]0—91
Sambenedettese 2020–21 Serie C 308———10318
Bari 2021–22 Serie C 25410——10274
2022–23 Serie B 27231———303
Total 52641000010577
Colón 2023 Primera División 15320———173
Career total 29536111303596035046
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ One appearance in Liguilla Clausura, One appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Liguilla Apertura

Honours

Pachuca

Bari

References

  1. ↑ "F.C. Internazionale - Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Lujos: Rúben Botta vs Estudiantes, Apertura 2010".
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "RUBEN BOTTA JOINS INTER". Inter Milan. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ruben Botta definitivo al Pachuca" (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Talleres adquiere a Rubén Botta: Experiencia y calidad para el plantel superior" [Talleres acquires Rubén Botta: Experience and quality for the senior team]. www.clubtalleres.com.ar (in Spanish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Rubén Botta at Soccerway
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