Paloma Bustamante

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bustamante and the second or maternal family name is Duarte.
Paloma Bustamante
Personal information
Full name Paloma Aracely Bustamante Duarte
Date of birth (2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palestino [es]
Number 23
Youth career
2017–2021 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Colo-Colo
2024– Palestino [es]
International career‡
2022 Chile U17 10 (0)
2023 Chile U19 2 (3)
2024– Chile 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2024

Paloma Aracely Bustamante Duarte (born 7 December 2005) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Palestino [es] in the Chilean Primera División and the Chile women's national team.

Club career

Bustamante began to play football in Estación Central commune, Santiago de Chile,[1] and joined the Colo-Colo youth system in 2017, winning the national championship at under-17 level in 2018.[2] She made her debut with the first team in 2022.[3]

In 2024, she switched to Palestino [es].[3]

International career

Bustamante represented Chile at under-17 level in both the 2022 South American Championship and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[4][5] At under-19 level, she made two appearances and scored three goals against Peru in August 2023.[6]

She also took part in a training microcycle of Chile at under-23 level.[7]

At senior level, she received her first call up for the matches against Jamaica on 23 and 27 February 2024[8] and made her debut in the first match, a 5–1 win, scoring a goal at the minute 88.[9]

References

  1. ^ Tapia, Pedro (23 November 2022). "🎥 #OrgulloCentralino: Paloma Bustamante es nuestra vecina destacada del mes de Noviembre". facebook.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "¡Campeonas! Colo Colo logró el título del Campeonato Nacional Femenino Sub 17 2018". ANFP (in Spanish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Molina, Geraldine (16 February 2024). "Javiera Silva y Paloma Bustamante cierran el plantel de Palestino". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Copas del Mundo Femeninas Sub-17". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  6. ^ Molina, Geraldine (24 August 2023). "Paloma Bustamante y La Roja Sub-19: "Me siento orgullosa del equipo"". Contragolpe (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "¡Colo-Colo es Chile! 10 jugadoras de Colo-Colo son nominadas a microciclo de La Roja Femenina Sub 23". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ^ Molina, Geraldine (23 February 2024). "Las seis jugadoras de La Roja que podrían hacer su debut vs Jamaica". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ^ Zúñiga, Alfonso (23 February 2024). "La Roja FEMENINA tuvo su primer partido del 2024 ante JAMAICA: ¡Así le fue!". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 February 2024.