Gustavo Puerta
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Puerta with Colombia U20 in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | La Victoria, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Talentos Gustavo Victoria | |||
| Supercampeones | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Bogotá | 34 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Hull City (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2025– | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021– | Colombia U20 | 21 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:15, 1 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (born 23 July 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Hull City.[2]
Club career
Beginnings
Born in La Victoria, Valle del Cauca, Puerta started playing football at the Talentos Gustavo Victoria Deportes school in Tuluá.[3] He also played for amateur side Supercampeones between the ages of ten and sixteen.[3]
Initially rejected by Colombian Categoría Primera A side Independiente Santa Fe in 2019 after a trial, Puerta went on to join second division side Bogotá in 2021.[4]
On 31 January 2023, Puerta moved to Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, before immediately being loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.[5]
He won the 2023–24 Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen.[6]
Hull City (loan)
On 27 August 2024, Puerta signed for EFL Championship side Hull City on a season-long loan, with the club holding an option to buy in the summer of 2025.[2] He made his debut on 20 October 2024, in the 0–1 home loss to Sunderland.[7] On 12 January 2025, he scored his first goal for the Tigers in an FA Cup third round tie at home to Doncaster Rovers.[8]
Two months later, on 12 March 2025, Puerta scored his side's winner in their 2–1 victory over Oxford United, coincidentally his first league goal for Hull.[9] In the same match, moments before full-time, the Colombian received his second yellow card of the game for diving, which saw him sent off.[9]
On 19 April 2025, Hull announced that Puerta had activated a clause in his contract that would see him join the Tigers on a permanent basis from 1 July 2025.[10]
International career
Puerta has represented Colombia at under-20 level.[1] Serving as captain of the side he led it to third place at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bogotá | 2021 | Categoría Primera B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Categoría Primera B | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hull City (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Hull City | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 71 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Colombia, DFB-Pokal, and FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Bayer Leverkusen
References
- ^ a b c d Gustavo Puerta at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Hull City complete Puerta loan deal". Hull City A.F.C. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b Polanía, César (28 January 2023). "Ejemplo de superación: Gustavo Puerta, el 'gordito' al que no le creían en el fútbol" [Example of overcoming: Gustavo Puerta, the 'chubby boy' who did not believe in football]. elpais.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Gustavo Puerta fue rechazado por Independiente Santa Fe" [Gustavo Puerta was rejected by Independiente Santa Fe]. eldeportivo.com (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Bayer 04 sign top Colombian talent Puerta – loan deal with Nürnberg". bayer04.de. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Hull City Sunderland". BBC Sport. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Hull City 1–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Hull City 2–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Puerta Clause Activated". Hull City A.F.C. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Burkhardt, Dirk (2 August 2023). "Gustavo Puerta spielt sich bei Bayer 04 Leverkusen ins Rampenlicht" [Gustavo Puerta plays his way into the limelight at Bayer 04 Leverkusen]. WDR (in German). Retrieved 16 April 2024.