Rubén Botta

Rubén Botta
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero
Date of birth	31 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	San Juan, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Talleres
Youth career
1996–2007	Boca Juniors
2008–2009	Tigre
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Tigre
2013–2015	Inter Milan
2014–2015	→ Chievo (loan)
2015–2017	Pachuca
2017–2020	San Lorenzo
2020	Defensa y Justicia
2020–2021	Sambenedettese
2021–2023	Bari
2023–2024	Colón
2024–	Talleres
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 22 April 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]^{[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]

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
Club	Season	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^[a]	2	—		15	2
	2012–13	Primera División	20	5	—		—		9^[b]	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^[c]	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^[d]	0	37	4
	2016–17	Liga MX	12	4	0	0	—		1^[e]	2	2^[f]	0	15	6
	Total		43	8	4	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	52	10
San Lorenzo	2017	Primera División	16	0	—		—		8^[b]	1	—		24	1
	2018	Primera División	21	3	—		—		5^[a]	0	—		26	3
	2019	Primera División	18	2	—		3	0	1^[b]	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^[b]	0	—		9	1
Sambenedettese	2020–21	Serie C	30	8	—		—		—		1	0	31	8
Bari	2021–22	Serie C	25	4	1	0	—		—		1	0	27	4
	2022–23	Serie B	27	2	3	1	—		—		—		30	3
	Total		52	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	57	7
Colón	2023	Primera División	15	3	2	0	—		—		—		17	3
Talleres	2024	Primera División	13	2	0	0	—		2^[g]	1	—		15	3
Career total			308	38	11	1	3	0	37	10	6	0	365	49

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ One appearance in Liguilla Clausura, One appearance in Campeón de Campeones
^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
^ Appearance(s) in Liguilla Apertura
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Pachuca

Liga MX: Clausura 2016

Bari

Serie C: 2021–22 (Group C)

References

^ "F.C. Internazionale - Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
^ "Lujos: Rúben Botta vs Estudiantes, Apertura 2010".
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "RUBEN BOTTA JOINS INTER". Inter Milan. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
^ "Ruben Botta definitivo al Pachuca" (in Italian). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ "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.
^ Rubén Botta at Soccerway

External links

Rubén Botta at ESPN FC
Ruben Alejandro Botta at BDFA (in Spanish)
Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI at the Wayback Machine (archived August 28, 2012) (in Spanish)

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[Sud-9] Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

[Lib-10] Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

[EU-11] Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[12] One appearance in Liguilla Clausura, One appearance in Campeón de Campeones

[Con-13] Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

[14] Appearance(s) in Liguilla Apertura

[15] Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

[1] "F.C. Internazionale - Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

[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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