Alessandro Busti

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

Alessandro Busti
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Carlo Matthew Busti[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-30) June 30, 2000
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Vado
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– Vado 0 (0)
National team‡
2018– Canada U20 3 (0)
2018– Canada U23 1 (0)
2018– Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 22, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November, 2018

Early life

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

Juventus

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 Juventus U23's 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]

Belluno

On 10 September 2019, he signed with Serie D club Belluno.[7]

Vado

In December 2020, Busti would sign with Serie D club Vado.[8]

International career

Youth

In May 2018, Busti was called up to the Canadian U23 national team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[9] 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.[10][11] Busti was an unused substitute in the final group game as Canada finished second and failed to progress to the knockout rounds.[12] The team would finish sixth overall after a loss to France in the fifth place playoff.[13]

Busti was named to the Canadian squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship on October 24, 2018,[14] a week after making his debut for the senior team.

Senior

In August 2018, Busti was named in the Canadian national team squad for the first time to face the US Virgin Islands in CONCACAF Nations League qualifying the following month.[15] 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.[16] He would make his senior national team debut in this game, recording a clean sheet in a 5–0 victory.[17]

Career Statistics

International
As of November 18, 2018[3]
Canada National Team
YearAppsGoals
201810
Total10

References
  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.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. "Alessandro Busti". www.canadasoccer.com. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. "Alessandro Busti". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  5. "Juventus U23". Juventus.com. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  6. "Esordio Busti: il portiere canadese debutta tra i professionisti". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. "UFFICIALE: ALESSANDRO BUSTI E RAFFAELE VUOLO SONO DUE NUOVI GIOCATORI DELL'A.C. BELLUNO 1905" (Press release) (in Italian). Belluno. September 10, 2019.
  8. "Alessandro Busti e Stefano D'Agostino approdano in rossoblù". Vado FC. December 15, 2020.
  9. "Festival International Espoirs Provence". www.canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  10. "Portugal U19 0–0 Canada U21". festival-foot-espoirs.com (in French). Toulon Tournament. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  11. "Canada U23 1–0 Turkey U20". festival-foot-espoirs.com (in French). Toulon Tournament. May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  12. "Japan U21 1–1 Canada U23". festival-foot-espoirs.com. Toulon Tournament. June 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  13. "Canada finishes 6th in first appearance at Toulon tournament". Sportsnet.ca. June 7, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  14. "Canada announces squad for the Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship". October 24, 2018.
  15. 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.
  16. "Ballou Tabla to make debut for Canada men's soccer team against Dominica". The Globe and Mail. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  17. Molinaro, John (October 16, 2018). "Canada cruises over lowly Dominica in Concacaf Nations League qualifying". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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