Fausto Montero

Fausto Montero
Personal information
Full name Fausto Emanuel Montero
Date of birth (1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Paraná, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Maipú
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Unión Santa Fe 129 (9)
2013–2014Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017 Independiente Rivadavia 34 (0)
2017–2020 Argentinos Juniors 45 (0)
2021 Sarmiento 8 (0)
2022– Deportivo Maipú 102 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024

Fausto Emanuel Montero (born 22 October 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Maipú.[1]

Career

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Unión Santa Fe was Montero's first senior career club, who he began featuring for in the 2008–09 Primera B Nacional season.[1][2] Aldosivi were the opponents in his debut appearance, Montero was subbed on for the final minutes of a 0–3 victory.[1] In his fourth league match for Unión Santa Fe, Montero scored for the first time during a Primera B Nacional fixture with Deportivo Merlo.[1] In total, he made ninety-nine appearances and scored eight goals in his first five seasons with the club.[1] In July 2013, Montero joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan.[1][3] Twelve appearances followed in all competitions.[1]

He returned to Unión Santa Fe for 2014 and 2015, prior to departing to sign for Primera B Nacional's Independiente Rivadavia on 1 August 2016.[1][4][5] He was subsequently selected in thirty-four matches by managers Martín Astudillo and Alfredo Berti; the latter leading them to a fourth-place finish.[1] Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors completed the signing of Montero ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[1][6] He made his Argentinos Juniors debut against River Plate on 24 September 2017, which was followed by his 200th career appearance eight months later versus Vélez Sarsfield.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 2 October 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión Santa Fe 2008–09 Primera B Nacional 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
2010–11 35 5 0 0 0 0 35 5
2011–12 Primera División 28 2 1 0 0 0 29 2
2012–13 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Primera B Nacional 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2015 Primera División 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 129 9 2 0 0 0 131 9
Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 2013–14 Primera División 9 0 1 0 2[c] 0 0 0 12 0
Independiente Rivadavia 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 34 0 1 0 0 0 35 0
Argentinos Juniors 2017–18 Primera División 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
2018–19 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 25 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
Career total 197 9 6 0 2 0 0 0 205 9
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores

Honours

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Arsenal de Sarandí[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Fausto Montero at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de FAUSTO MONTERO". BDFA. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "El paranaense Fausto Montero jugará en Arsenal de Sarandí". Analisis Digital. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Fausto Montero siempre estará en la Memo-ria del hincha tatengue". El Litoral. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Llegaron tres pero Leo limpió a cuatro: se va Rivas". El Litoral. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Fausto Montero jugará en Argentinos". Sin Mordaza. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.