Gianluca Busio

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Gianluca Busio
File:Gianluca Busio.jpg
Busio with Sporting Kansas City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gianluca Cristiano Busio[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 6
Youth career
2015–2016 North Carolina Fusion
2016–2017 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Swope Park Rangers[lower-alpha 1] 16 (1)
2018–2021 Sporting Kansas City 65 (8)
2021– Venezia 35 (1)
International career‡
2016–2017 United States U15 8 (3)
2017–2019 United States U17 15 (6)
2020 United States U20 2 (0)
2021– United States 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 27, 2022

Gianluca Cristiano Busio (born May 28, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Venezia and the United States national team.

Club career

Sporting Kansas City

Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Busio joined the Sporting Kansas City academy in 2016 from North Carolina Fusion.[2]

On August 25, 2017, Busio signed a Homegrown Player contract with Sporting Kansas City, making him the youngest player to sign with an Major League Soccer club since Freddy Adu joined D.C. United in 2004.[3]

He made his professional debut on April 4, 2018, appearing for Sporting Kansas City's United Soccer League affiliate side, Swope Park Rangers, starting in a 1–0 win over Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[4] Busio went on to make his first Major League Soccer appearance for Sporting Kansas City on July 28 as a 77th-minute substitute in a 3–2 loss against FC Dallas. One week later, on August 4, Busio made his first league start for Sporting Kansas City against the Houston Dynamo, which saw three red cards, eight yellow cards, and 28 total fouls.[5] He provided his first career assist on a 74th-minute goal for teammate Diego Rubio, which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 match. Busio was the third-youngest player to start a match in Major League Soccer history.[6]

Venezia

On August 9, 2021, Busio moved to Serie A side Venezia for a club-record transfer fee.[7][8] The fee was reported to be $6.5 million rising to $10.5 million in potential add-ons.[9][10] He made his debut for the club on August 27 in a 0–3 defeat to Udinese.[11] He scored his first goal for the club, a last minute equalizer, in a 1–1 draw with Cagliari on October 1.[12]

International career

In October 2019, he was named to the United States squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[13] On July 11, 2021, Busio made his senior national team debut, substituting for Jackson Yueill in the 62nd minute of the U.S.'s CONCACAF Gold Cup group match against Haiti.

Personal life

Busio is of Italian descent through his Brescia-born father and holds Italian citizenship. His mother is African American.[14] He has an older sister, Ilaria, and an older brother, Matteo, who plays soccer at UNC-Charlotte and whom Gianluca lists as his biggest inspiration.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 14, 2022[16]
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swope Park Rangers[lower-alpha 1] 2018 USL 10 0 — — 10 0
2019 USL 5 1 — — 5 1
2020 USL 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 16 1 — — 16 1
Sporting Kansas City 2018 MLS 7 1 1 0 — 8 1
2019 MLS 22 3 1 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 26 3
2020 MLS 23 2 — — 23 2
2021 MLS 13 2 — — 13 2
Total 65 8 2 0 3 0 70 8
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 29 1 — — 29 1
2022–23 Serie B 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 35 1 0 0 0 0 35 1
Career total 116 10 2 0 3 0 121 10
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sporting KC II was formerly known as Swope Park Rangers until 2020
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

International

As of match played March 27, 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2021 8 0
2022 1 0
Total 9 0

Honors

United States

Individual

References

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