Alessandro Busti
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Alessandro Carlo Matthew Busti (born June 30, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper in Italy for ASD Valdruento.
Key Information
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]| 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]- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: Canada" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ Molinaro, John (October 12, 2018). "Why Juventus prospect Alessandro Busti chose to play for Canada". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "Alessandro Busti Canada profile". Canadian Soccer Association. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Alessandro Busti". UEFA. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Juventus U23". Juventus. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jacques, John (August 11, 2019). "Is Alessandro Busti With Toronto FC?". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Jacques, John (August 12, 2019). "SK Summer Soccer Series Finishes On A High Note For Football In Saskatchewan". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Provence". www.canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Portugal U19 0–0 Canada U21". Festival Foot Espoirs (in French). Toulon Tournament. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Canada U23 1–0 Turkey U20". Festival Foot Espoirs (in French). Toulon Tournament. May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Japan U21 1–1 Canada U23". Festival Foot Espoirs. Toulon Tournament. June 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Canada finishes 6th in first appearance at Toulon tournament". Sportsnet. June 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ballou Tabla to make debut for Canada men's soccer team against Dominica". The Globe and Mail. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ Molinaro, John (October 16, 2018). "Canada cruises over lowly Dominica in Concacaf Nations League qualifying". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ Alessandro Busti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)