| Gustavo Puerta | |
| Full Name: | Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 2003 |
| Birth Place: | La Victoria, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Hull City (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthclubs1: | Talentos Gustavo Victoria |
| Youthclubs2: | Supercampeones |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Bogotá |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Hull City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 21:17, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (born 23 July 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hull City, on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.
Born in La Victoria, Valle del Cauca, Puerta started playing football at the Talentos Gustavo Victoria Deportes school in Tuluá.[1] He also played for amateur side Supercampeones between the ages of ten and sixteen.[1]
Initially rejected by Colombian Categoría Primera A side Independiente Santa Fe in 2019 after a trial, Puerta went on to join second division side Bogotá in 2021.[2]
On 31 January 2023, Puerta moved to Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, before immediately being loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.[3]
He won the 2023–24 Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen.[4]
On 27 August 2024, Puerta signed for EFL Championship side Hull City on a season-long loan, with the club holding an option to buy in the summer of 2025.[5] He made his debut on 20 October 2024, in the 0–1 home loss to Sunderland.[6]
Puerta has represented Colombia at under-20 level. Serving as captain of the side he led it to third place at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[7]
| Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bogotá | 2021 | Categoría Primera B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hull City (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 3 | |||
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