Marco Bustillo
Venezuelan footballer (born 1996)
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Marco Antonio Bustillo Benítez (born 1 August 1996) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Venezuelan Primera División side Portuguesa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Antonio Bustillo Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | San Fernando, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carabobo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Carabobo | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Metropolitanos | 71 | (14) |
| 2022 | → UCV (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Academia Puerto Cabello (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2025 | Azuriz | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | Academia Puerto Cabello | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Portuguesa | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in San Fernando, Bustillo began his career with Primera División side Carabobo. He made his professional debut for the club on 27 August 2017 against Atlético Venezuela. He came off the bench as a 79th-minute substitute for Luis Mago as Carabobo won 3–1.[1] After spending two seasons with the club, Bustillo left and signed with Metropolitanos, another Primera División side. He made his debut for the Metropolitanos on 16 March 2019 in the Copa Venezuela against Estudiantes de Caracas. Bustillo started and played the whole match as Metropolitanos fell 0–1.[2]
Bustillo scored his first professional goal on 16 November 2019 in the league against Deportivo Táchira. His goal in the 5th minute was the first in a 2–0 victory.[3] He then scored his second goal in his club's opening match of the 2020 season on 31 January 2020 against Aragua.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2020[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carabobo | 2017 | Venezuelan Primera División | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | Venezuelan Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Metropolitanos | 2019 | Venezuelan Primera División | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | Venezuelan Primera División | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 4 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||