Gustavo Canales

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Canales.
Gustavo Canales
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos
Date of birth (1982-03-30) 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
Universidad de Chile
Number 19
Youth career
Deportivo Roca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Deportivo Roca ? (?)
2004–2006 Cipolletti 25 (10)
2005Aldosivi (loan) 5 (0)
2006 Guillermo Brown 12 (3)
2007–2008 La Serena 29 (21)
2007–2008Once 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– Universidad de Chile 42 (27)
National team
2011 Chile 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011

Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos (born 30 March 1982) is an Argentine-born Chilean footballer that currently plays for Universidad de Chile 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 13111311
2008 16101610
Total 29212921
Once Caldas
(loan)
2007 193193
2008 141141
Total 334334
Unión Española 2009 332123433927
Total 332123433927
River Plate 2009-10 142142
Total 142142
Unión Española 2010 171410452219
Total 1714452119
Universidad de Chile 2011 2916833719
Total 2916833719
Dalian Aerbin 2012 13610146
Total 13610146
Arsenal de Sarandí 2012-13 701080
Total 701080
Unión Española 2013 9696
2013-14 201210742917
Total 29181074113823
Universidad de Chile 2014-15 2518523020
2015-16 1798600002515
Total 42278652105535
Total 245127139241276292156

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile
Arsenal de Sarandí
Unión Española

References

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