Gustavo Canales
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | General Roca, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team 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) |
| 2005 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Guillermo Brown | 12 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | La Serena | 29 | (21) |
| 2007–2008 | → Once 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 | 36 | (26) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Chile | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2011 | |||
Gustavo Javier Canales Bustos (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo kaˈnales], born 30 March 1982) is an Argentine-born Chilean footballer that currently plays for Universidad de Chile. He plays as a striker.
Club career
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 missed 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–A | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | |||
| 2008–C | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | 29 | 21 | ||||
| → Once Caldas (loan) | 2007–F | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2008–A | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Unión Española | 2009–A | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | 21 | 13 | |||
| 2009–C | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2010 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | ||
| Total | 50 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 46 | |
| River Plate | 2010–C | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Universidad de Chile | 2011–A | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | |||
| 2011–C | 8 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Total | 28 | 16 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 20 | ||
| Dalian Aerbin | 2012 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 6 | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2012–A | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Unión Española | 2013–T | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||
| 2013–A | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2014–C | 11 | 9 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 18 | 13 | |||
| Total | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 23 | |
| Universidad de Chile | 2014–A | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | |||
| 2015–C | 10 | 9 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 15 | 11 | |||
| 2015–A | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 2016–C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 36 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 34 | |
| Total | 236 | 123 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 284 | 153 | |
Honours
Club
- Universidad de Chile
- Torneo Apertura (2): 2011, 2014
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011
- Arsenal de Sarandí
- Supercopa Argentina (1): 2013
- Unión Española
- Torneo Transición (1): 2013
- Supercopa de Chile (1): 2013
References
- ^ Sitio Oficial Club Universidad de Chile
- ^ River Plate and Boca try to bounce back - Taiwan News Online
- ^ 智利国脚正式加盟阿尔滨 身价260万美元签约3年Template:Zh icon
- ^ Canales sancionado por dopaje www.24horas.cl 8 February 2013
- ^ "Pinilla es desafectado de la Selección y es reemplazado por Gustavo Canales". Emol. 3 November 2011.
- ^ "La era de Claudio Borghi: El camino que casi termina en "Game Over" rumbo a Brasil 2014". Ferplei.com. 15 October 2013.
- ^ "Uruguay 4 Chile 0 Eliminatorias Brasil 2014". Uruguay 360. 11 November 2011.
- ^ "La nómina de la selección chilena para el amistoso con Costa Rica". Cooperativa.cl. Radio Cooperativa. 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Gustavo Canales, primera baja de Chile para amistoso con Costa Rica". Mundo Deportivo. 18 January 2014.
External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Río Negro Province
- Chilean footballers
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine emigrants to Chile
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- River Plate footballers
- Aldosivi footballers
- Once Caldas footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Deportes La Serena players
- Universidad de Chile footballers
- Dalian Aerbin F.C. players
- Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
- Campeonato Nacional (Chile) players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Naturalized citizens of Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Chilean expatriates in China
- Doping cases in association football
- Chinese Super League players
- Chile international footballers