Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero (born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie B club Bari.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero | ||
Date of birth | (1990-01-31) 31 January 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | San Juan, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bari | ||
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– | Bari | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:31, 11 October 2021 (UTC) |
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][unreliable source?]
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]
Botta primarily plays as an attacking midfielder. He is left-footed.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
Career total | 254 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 302 | 40 |
Bari
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