Guillermo Montero

Guillermo Montero (born 1 January 1997)[1] is a Bonaire footballer who currently plays for Kozakken Boys of the Dutch Tweede Divisie, and the Bonaire national football team.[2] In June 2017 one media outlet named him Bonaire's best footballer under twenty years old.[3]

Guillermo Montero
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Francisco Montero
Date of birth (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997
Place of birth Kralendijk, Bonaire
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kozakken Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 SV Vitesse
2017 Excelsior Maassluis
2017–2019 USV Elinkwijk (9)
2019– Kozakken Boys
National team‡
2014– Bonaire 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:11, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:04, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Montero began his senior career with SV Vitesse of the Bonaire League in 2013. For the 2015/2016 season, he was the league's top goal scorer[4] with 15 goals in 14 matches.[5] In February 2017, he went on trial with Dutch Lions FC, parent company of American clubs in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Houston, in Roosendaal, Netherlands.[6]

In May 2017, it was announced that Montero had signed for Excelsior Maassluis of the Tweede Divisie, the third division of football in the Netherlands.[7]

Later in 2017 Montero moved to USV Elinkwijk of the Dutch Hoofdklasse, the Dutch fifth division.[8] Fellow Bonaire international Rachid Trenidad also spent time at the club around this time.[9] Montero made his debut for the senior squad on 18 October 2017 in a 2–2 draw with RKSV DCG. He started the match and put the ball into the back of the net in the 20th minute of the match. However, the goal was ruled offside. Only eight minutes later, Montero struck again, this time counting for his first league goal for the club.[8] Shortly thereafter, he scored several other goals including against SCH'44 on 30 October 2017,[10] Hooglanderveen on 29 January 2018,[11] and local rivals SV Kampong on 4 February 2018.[12] On 28 February 2018, after scoring five league goals and twelve goals for USV Elinkwijk's youth team, it was announced that Montero's contract had been extended through the 2018–2019 season.[13][14] In mid-March 2018, Montero was named "Player of the Match" for his performance against Voetbalvereniging IJsselstein (VVIJ).[15]

In Summer 2019 Montero returned to the Tweede Divisie, signing for Kozakken Boys for the 2019–20 season.[16]

Montero in action for USV Elinkwijk in 2017

International career

Montero made his senior international debut on 7 September 2014 in a 1–4 defeat to Barbados during 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification after coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Tom Homburg.[1][17] In December 2015, Montero was named to a provisional squad by Bonaire head coach Ferdinand Bernabela in preparation for 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification.[18] However, Bonaire ultimately did not enter the competition.[19] He returned to the national team in 2019 for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification.[20]

International appearances
As of match played 24 March 2019[17]

International statistics
As of match played 24 March 2019[17]
Bonaire
YearAppsGoals
201410
201500
201600
201700
201800
201920
Total30

References
  1. "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "USV Elinkwijk roster". USV Elinkwijk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. Guglielmi, Dario. "Paneecalcio stila la classifica – Ecco a voi il miglior U-20 di ogni nazione del mondo" (in Italian). Panee Calcio. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. "2015/2016 Top Scorer". SV Vitesse. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. "Guillermo Montero: Nos lo bai pa gana e titulo !!!!!!!!!!" (in Papiamento). Bonaire Soccer Net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. "Dutch Lions FC". Rogelio Montero. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. "Excelsior". SV Vitesse. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  8. "Referee robs Elinkwijk of 2 points and donates DCG 1 point" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. "Aanvoerders, regels en teamindeling Après-Ski-toernooi" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  10. "SCH'44 – Elinkwijk 1-3: De punten zijn binnen …" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  11. "Met tien man nog gelijk tegen Hooglanderveen (2-2)" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  12. Veldhuizen, Martin. "Aantrekkelijke stadsderby tussen Elinkwijk en Kampong eindigt onbeslist" (in Dutch). ad.nl. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  13. ""International" Guillermo Montero Verlengt!" (in Dutch). USV Elinkwijk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. "Guillermo Montero a firma un temporada mas ku Elinkwijk" (in Papiamento). Extra Boneiru. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  15. "Guillermo "Player of the Match" na Hulanda" (in Papiamento). Extra Boneiru.
  16. "Kozakken Boys Transfer". Caribbean Transfer News. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  17. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  18. "Apresiabel hungador". FerdinandBernabela. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  19. "Draw sets Caribbean's road to 2017 Gold Cup". goldcup.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  20. "Bonaire Roster". CONCACAF. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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