Gianluca Busio

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Gianluca Busio
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 19)
Place of birth Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 27
Youth career
2015–2016 North Carolina Fusion
2016–2017 Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Swope Park Rangers[a] 16 (1)
2018–2021 Sporting Kansas City 65 (8)
2021– Venezia 25 (1)
National team‡
2016–2017 United States U15 8 (3)
2017–2019 United States U17 15 (6)
2020– United States U20 2 (0)
2021– United States 8 (0)
Honours
Representing  United States
Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 16, 2021

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 March 20, 2022[16]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swope Park Rangers[a] 2018 USL Championship 10 0 — — 10 0
2019 5 1 — — 5 1
2020 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 16 1 — — 16 1
Sporting Kansas City 2018 Major League Soccer 7 1 1 0 — 8 1
2019 22 3 1 0 3[b] 0 16 3
2020 23 2 — — 23 2
2021 13 2 — — 13 2
Total 65 8 2 0 3 0 70 8
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 25 1 0 0 — 25 1
Career total 106 10 2 0 3 0 110 10
  1. ^ a b Sporting KC II was formerly known as Swope Park Rangers until 2020
  2. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International[]

As of match played November 16, 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2021 8 0
Total 8 0

Honors[]

United States

Individual

  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI: 2019

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 31, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gianluca Busio Profile - Sporting Kansas City". ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "SKC's Busio second-youngest-player in MLS history". si.com. Sports Illustrated. August 25, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "2018 - Swope Park Rangers vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC - uslsoccer.com". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Houston Dynamo v Sporting KC Live Commentary & Result, 8/5/18, MLS". goal.com. Goal. August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Zeitlin, David (August 4, 2018). "Sporting KC's Gianluca Busio becomes 3rd-youngest player to start MLS game". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  7. ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC Academy product Gianluca Busio joins Venezia FC in club-record transfer". Sporting Kansas City.
  8. ^ "Gianluca Busio joins Venezia FC". veneziafc.it. Venezia F.C. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Creditor, Avi. "Venezia Signs Second U.S. Midfielder After Busio Transfer". Sports Illustrated.
  10. ^ "Peter Vermes on why Gianluca Busio's transfer to Venezia made sense now | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  11. ^ "Udinese 3-0 Venezia". Venezia F.C. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Match Report: Cagliari 1-1 Venezia". Lega Serie A. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Head Coach Raphael Wicky Names USA Roster for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Gianluca Busio, il futuro del calcio USA dall'animo italiano". mlssocceritalia.com (in Italian). MLS Soccer Italia. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "Gianluca Busio | U.S. Soccer Official Website". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  16. ^ "G. Busio profile". Soccerway. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  17. ^ Gianluca Busio at National-Football-Teams.com

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