Melissa Bustos

Melissa Bustos (born 12 May 1999) is a Canadian-Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chilean club Santiago Morning.

Melissa Bustos
Personal information
Full name Melissa Bustos
Date of birth (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999
Place of birth Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Santiago Morning
Number 21
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Colo-Colo
2021–2022 Fernández Vial
2023– Santiago Morning
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In his country of birth, Bustos played for two consecutive years for UBC Thunderbirds. In 2019, she suffered a serious knee injury.[2] In 2020, she moved to Chile and joined Colo-Colo.[3]

After playing for Colo-Colo, she spent two years with Fernández Vial.[4]

In May 2022, she was selected by the Brazilian international Neymar Jr. for the friendly tournament Red Bull Neymar Jr's Five in Qatar, after he watched a video on Instagram about her skills.[5]

In 2023, she signed with Santiago Morning.[6][7]

International career

In 2019, she trained with the Chile national team and, later, she was called up to a training microcycle.[8]

In 2023, she was called up to a training microcycle of the national team at under-23 level.[9]

Personal life

Born in Canada, her father, Alex, is Chilean and her mother is Italian.[8] She holds three nationalities: Canadian by birth and both Chilean and Italian by descent.[10]

Her father used to organize soccer championships for academies when she was a child. As a child, she also played volleyball, basketball and did track and field.[11]

Her older brother, Marco, is a Canada international footballer.[12] They both organized a soccer camp, Marco & Melissa Bustos Soccer Camp, in their hometown, Winnipeg, and gave Fernández Vial shirts to the children.[13]

References
  1. "Melissa Bustos :: ceroacero.es". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. Escudero, Eloisa (11 May 2021). "Melissa Bustos se une a su hermano Marco en el escenario del fútbol profesional". ElDemocrata (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. Munizaga, Sebastián (23 May 2022). "Melissa Bustos, la ex Colo Colo que está en Qatar y que fue elegida por Neymar para formar parte de su Global Five Squad en el Red Bull Neymar Jr's Five". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. Molina, Geraldine (3 February 2023). "Melissa Bustos confirma su salida de Fernández Vial para 2023". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. Salas, Cristian (16 May 2022). "La chilena que clasificó a Qatar: "Quiero hacerme un nombre"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. Molina, Geraldine (8 February 2023). "Santiago Morning Femenino confirma el estelar fichaje de Melissa Bustos para 2023". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. "Golpetazo en el fútbol femenino: Melissa Bustos llegó a un grande". AS Chile (in Spanish). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. Silva, Felipe (3 April 2023). "Nació en Canada y ahora fue llamada a la Roja: "Me siento más chilena que los porotos"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. "La Roja Femenina inicia su microciclo con jugadoras Sub 23". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. "Fernández Vial renueva a sus figuras en el fútbol femenino". sabes.cl (in Spanish). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. Salas, Cristian (7 May 2021). ""Mi sueño es jugar por Chile... Quiero que se haga realidad"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  12. silva, Felipe (17 October 2020). ""Me gustaría jugar en Colo Colo porque estaría con mi hermana"". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. Molina, Geraldine (8 January 2023). "Melissa Bustos llevó uniformes de Fernández Vial a su escuelita de futfem en Canadá". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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