Brandon Cortés

Brandon William Cortés Bustos (born 26 June 2001) is an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Boca Juniors.[3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Bustos.
Brandon Cortés
Personal information
Full name Brandon William Cortés Bustos
Date of birth (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001
Place of birth Barracas, Argentina[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 29
Youth career
Juventud Unida de Barracas
Vélez Sarsfield
2012–2019 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Boca Juniors 1 (0)
National team‡
2019– Argentina U18 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:30, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:30, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Cortés is a product of the Boca Juniors youth set-up; signing in 2012 after spells with Juventud Unida de Barracas and Vélez Sarsfield.[4][5][6] He was moved into the first-team by manager Gustavo Alfaro in 2018–19, with his first experience of senior football arriving on 2 April 2019 as he was an unused substitute in the Copa Libertadores against Athletico Paranaense.[3][7] Cortés, who is of Chilean descent, subsequently made his professional bow days later, aged seventeen, in an away draw versus Aldosivi in the Primera División; he was substituted on in place of Sebastián Villa after eighty-three minutes.[3][8]

International career

Cortés, who is eligible to play for Chile or Argentina, trained with the Chile U17s ahead of the 2017 FIFA World Cup, though didn't make the final cut due to paperwork issues.[1][8][9][10] In July 2019, Cortés was called up by the Argentina U18s for that year's L'Alcúdia International Tournament in Spain.[11] Argentina beat Mauritania in match one, with Cortés netting a goal in a 4–1 win.[12]

Career statistics
As of 31 July 2019.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2018–19 Primera División 101000000020
Career total 101000000020

    References
    1. "Quién es Brandon Cortés, el juvenil chileno de Boca que debutó ante Aldosivi". Goal. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    2. "Estadísticas". Boca Juniors. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
    3. "Argentina - B. Cortés". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    4. "El juvenil de Boca que sueña con jugar el Mundial Sub 17 con la Rojita". Fútbol Joven Chile. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    5. "Brandon Cortés, el 10 de Boca que suena con ganar un Mundial con Chile". Diario Xeneize. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    6. "¿Quién es Brandon Cortés, el juvenil de Boca que fue citado por Alfaro?". TyC Sports. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    7. "Quién es el "Chile" Cortes, la promesa de Boca que cautivó a Alfaro y viajó para el partido ante Paranaense". Infobae. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    8. "¿Quiénes son los dos juveniles que debutarían vs. Aldosivi?". Olé. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    9. "Chileno de Boca se debate entre la Roja y la Albiceleste". CDF. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    10. "Brandon Cortés, la historia del chileno que debutará en Boca". AS. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
    11. "Convocados y fixture del torneo COTIF L'Alcúdia". AFA. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
    12. "Sub 18: Argentina derrotó a Mauritania en su debut". Cielosports. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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