Alessandro Busti

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Alessandro Busti
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Carlo Matthew Busti[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-30) June 30, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 ASD Valdruento
Youth career
2009–2010 Lascaris
2010–2018 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Juventus U23 1 (0)
2019–2020 Belluno 15 (0)
2020–2021 Vado
2021–2023 ASD Valdruento
2023– Rivarolese
International career‡
2018 Canada U20 3 (0)
2018 Canada U21 1 (0)
2018 Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 4, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 18, 2018

Alessandro Carlo Matthew Busti (born June 30, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper in Italy for ASD Valdruento.

Early life[edit]

Busti was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Italian parents and raised in Turin, Italy.[2] Busti grew up playing soccer and tennis. At age 9, he played started to play soccer for Lascaris. When Busti was 10, he joined Juventus.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Busti began his playing career with Lascaris at the age of nine, and joined Serie A club Juventus a year later.[3] On December 5, 2017, Busti made his European debut in a 2–0 defeat to Olympiacos in the UEFA Youth League.[4] In August 2018, Busti was named to the Juventus U23 squad for their inaugural season in Serie C.[5] Busti made his debut for Juventus U23 in a Serie C match against A.C. Gozzano on April 18, 2019, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Mattia Del Favero.[6]

In August 2019, he went on trial with Toronto FC II playing in an exhibition match against the Saskatchewan Selects.[7][8]

Belluno[edit]

On September 10, 2019, he signed with Serie D club Belluno.[9]

FC Vado[edit]

In December 2020, Busti would sign with Serie D club Vado.[10]

ASD Valdruento[edit]

In 2021, he joined ASD Valdruento in the sixth tier Promozione.[11]

Rivarolese 1906[edit]

In July 2023 Alessandro Busti signed with Promozione side Rivarolese.[12]

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

In May 2018, Busti was called up to the Canadian U21 national team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[13] He acted as back-up to James Pantemis in the opening game of the tournament, and made his youth debut in a 1–0 victory against Turkey U20s on May 31, 2018.[14][15] Busti was an unused substitute in the final group game as Canada finished second and failed to progress to the knockout rounds.[16] The team would finish sixth overall after a loss to France in the fifth place playoff.[17]

Busti was named to the Canada u20 team for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship on October 24, 2018,[18] a week after making his debut for the senior team.

Senior[edit]

In August 2018, Busti was named in the Canada national team for the first time to face the US Virgin Islands in CONCACAF Nations League qualifying the following month.[19] Busti would be an unused substitute in an 8–0 victory. In October 2018, Busti was again named to the roster for the Nations League qualifying game against Dominica.[20] He would make his senior national team debut in this game, recording a clean sheet in a 5–0 victory.[21]

Career Statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2018–19 Serie C 1 0 — 1 0
Belluno 2019–20 Serie D 12 0 12+ 0+
Vado 2020–21 Serie D
Valdruento 2021–22 Promozione
Career total 13+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 13+ 0+

International[edit]

As of November 18, 2018[3]
Canada National Team
Year Apps Goals
2018 1 0
Total 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. ^ Molinaro, John (October 12, 2018). "Why Juventus prospect Alessandro Busti chose to play for Canada". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Alessandro Busti Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alessandro Busti". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Juventus U23". Juventus. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Esordio Busti: il portiere canadese debutta tra i professionisti" [Busti debut: the Canadian goalkeeper makes his debut among the professionals]. Juventus News 24 (in Italian). April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Jacques, John (August 11, 2019). "Is Alessandro Busti With Toronto FC?". Northern Tribune.
  8. ^ Jacques, John (August 12, 2019). "SK Summer Soccer Series Finishes On A High Note For Football In Saskatchewan". Northern Tribune.
  9. ^ "Ufficiale:Alessandro Busti e Raffaele Vuolo sono due Nuovi Giocatori Dell'A,C, Belluno 1905" [Official:Alessandro Busti and Raffaele Vuolo are Two New Players of A.C. Belluno 1905] (Press release) (in Italian). Belluno. September 10, 2019. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Alessandro Busti e Stefano D'Agostino approdano in rossoblù" [Football: Alessandro Busti and Stefano D'Agostino arrive at Vado]. F.C. Vado (in Italian). December 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Valdruento: Ufficializzato un nuovo arrivo nella rosa di mister Rosario Ligato" [Valdruento: A new arrival in the squad of Mr. Rosario Ligato has been made official]. Tuttocampo (in Italian). June 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "RIVAROLO CANAVESE: La Rivarolese Calcio riparte affidandosi a Giancarlo Cavaliere" [RIVAROLO CANAVESE: Rivarolese Calcio restarts by relying on Giancarlo Cavaliere]. Davide Gotta (in Italian). July 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Provence". www.canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "Portugal U19 0–0 Canada U21". Festival Foot Espoirs (in French). Toulon Tournament. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "Canada U23 1–0 Turkey U20". Festival Foot Espoirs (in French). Toulon Tournament. May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  16. ^ "Japan U21 1–1 Canada U23". Festival Foot Espoirs. Toulon Tournament. June 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  17. ^ "Canada finishes 6th in first appearance at Toulon tournament". Sportsnet. June 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  18. ^ "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. October 24, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  19. ^ Arnold, Jon (September 4, 2018). "Watch out Mexico & USMNT! Davies, David lead a new generation of Canada stars set to take Concacaf by storm". Goal. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  20. ^ "Ballou Tabla to make debut for Canada men's soccer team against Dominica". The Globe and Mail. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  21. ^ Molinaro, John (October 16, 2018). "Canada cruises over lowly Dominica in Concacaf Nations League qualifying". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  22. ^ Alessandro Busti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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