Rocío Bueno

Rocío Bueno
Rocío Bueno in 2021 with Racing Club
Personal information
Full name Rocío Alejandra Bueno
Date of birth (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Mechita, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Racing Club
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Boca Juniors
2017–2020 UAI Urquiza
2020– Racing Club 45 (36)
2022 → Sassuolo (loan) 2 (0)
International career
Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rocío Alejandra Bueno (born 16 October 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Racing. Besides Argentina, she has played in Italy.[1][2] She started playing football at the men's club of Mechita when she was six years old. She joined Boca Juniors in 2014.[3] While playing for Boca in the 2015 Tournament against Platense, she scored five goals in 15 minutes. Bueno stayed with Boca until 2017, winning the Women's Super Cup in 2015.[3]

She joined Racing in 2020. During her time at Academy she scored 31 goals over the course of 35 matches. She is a member of the Argentina women's national football team.[4]

In 2022, Bueno was loaned for a year to Sassuolo of the Italian Serie A. She was the first woman Argentine footballer to be transferred to a foreign club.[4]

Personal life

Rocío Bueno enjoys singing and playing the guitar.[5][6]

Honours

Boca Juniors
  • Supercopa Argentina de Fútbol Femenino: 2015
UAI Urquiza

References

  1. ^ "Le decían "machona" por jugar con varones y hoy es la primera futbolista transferida al exterior a cambio de dinero". a24.com.
  2. ^ "Rocío Bueno y una transferencia histórica para el fútbol femenino argentino". pagina12.com.ar.
  3. ^ a b "Rocío Bueno es la primera futbolista argentina transferida al exterior". Télam (in Spanish). 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Racing striker becomes first female footballer to be transferred abroad". Buenos Aires Times. 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (13 May 2022). "Rocío Bueno, la goleadora y cantante de Racing y la Selección". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Muchaaaaaachoooos 🎶 🎸 Rocío Bueno #VamosRacing | Muchaaaaaachoooos 🎶 🎸 Rocío Bueno #VamosRacing | By Racing Club | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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