Gustavo Puerta

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puerta and the second or maternal family name is Molano.

Gustavo Puerta
File:Gustavo Puerta 2023 (cropped).jpg
Puerta with Colombia U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth La Victoria, Colombia[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing Santander
Number 19
Youth career
Talentos Gustavo Victoria
Supercampeones
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Bogotá 34 (3)
2023–2025 Bayer Leverkusen 7 (0)
2023 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Hull City (loan) 30 (1)
2025– Racing Santander 9 (1)
International career‡
2021 Colombia U19 3 (0)
2021–2024 Colombia U20 30 (5)
2025– Colombia 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:50, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:28, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (born 23 July 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club Racing de Santander and the Colombia national team.

Club career

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Beginnings

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Born in La Victoria, Valle del Cauca, Puerta started playing football at the Talentos Gustavo Victoria Deportes school in Tuluá.[2] He also played for amateur side Supercampeones between the ages of ten and sixteen.[2]

Initially rejected by Colombian Categoría Primera A side Independiente Santa Fe in 2019 after a trial, Puerta went on to join Categoría Primera B side Bogotá in 2021.[3]

Bayer Leverkusen

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On 31 January 2023, Puerta moved to Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, before immediately being loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.[4]

He won the 2023–24 Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen.[5]

Loan to Hull City

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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.[6] He made his debut on 20 October 2024, in the 0–1 home loss to Sunderland.[7] On 12 January 2025, he scored his first goal for the Tigers in an FA Cup third round tie at home to Doncaster Rovers.[8]

Two months later, on 12 March 2025, Puerta scored his side's winner in their 2–1 victory over Oxford United, coincidentally his first league goal for Hull.[9] In the same match, moments before full-time, the Colombian received his second yellow card of the game for diving, which saw him sent off.[9]

On 19 April 2025, Hull announced that Puerta had activated a clause in his contract that would see him join the Tigers on a permanent basis from 1 July 2025.[10] Although he was initially meant to join Hull City, he was unable to join due to a transfer ban on the club.[11]

Racing Santander

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On 1 September 2025, Racing de Santander announced the signing of Puerta on a four-year contract.[12]

International career

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Puerta has represented Colombia at under-20 level.[1] Serving as captain of the side he led it to third place at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship.[13] He was first called up to the Colombia national team for a set of friendlies in November 2025, and scored on his debut in a 2–1 win over New Zealand on 15 November 2025.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bogotá 2021 Categoría Primera B 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
2022 Categoría Primera B 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 Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 3[b] 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 30 1 1 1 — 31 2
Racing Santander 2025–26 Segunda División 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
Career total 81 5 2 1 3 0 85 6
  1. ^ Includes Copa Colombia, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup and Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2025 2 1
Total 2 1

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Gustavo Puerta
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2025 Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

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Bayer Leverkusen

References

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