Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero (born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nacional.
Career Rubén Botta made his league debut for Tigre in a 0–0 draw with Boca Juniors on 23 March 2009, at the age of 19. He only played one further game in the 2009 Clausura before being loaned for half a season Latvian Higher League side FK Ventspils, where he did not play in any games. In 2010, he returned to Tigre and begun to make more regular appearances for the club. On 13 November, he came to widespread attention in a 2–1 win against league leaders Estudiantes de la Plata, in which he assisted for Tigre's second goal and nearly scored a third after a display of individual skill.
In April 2013, he signed for Serie A club Internazionale, despite he would join A.S. Livorno Calcio first. Botta failed to obtain Italian citizenship, thus Inter bought the non-EU registration quota from Livorno . In January 2014 Botta formally became a player of Inter. On 7 July 2015 Botta agreed to join Mexican side C.F. Pachuca.
In January 2024, Botta joined Talleres.
Style of play Botta primarily plays as an attacking midfielder. He is left-footed.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTigre2008–09Primera División20————202009–10Primera División90————902010–11Primera División230————2302011–12Primera División70——82—1522012–13Primera División205——94—299Total6150000176007811Inter Milan2013–14Serie A10010—10—120Chievo (loan)2014–15Serie A21000———210Pachuca2015–16Liga MX31440—00203742016–17Liga MX12400—1220156Total438400012405210San Lorenzo2017Primera División160——81—2412018Primera División213——50—2632019Primera División182—3010—2222020Primera División10————10Total565003014100736Defensa y Justicia2020Primera División71——20—91Sambenedettese2020–21Serie C308———10318Bari2021–22Serie C25410——102742022–23Serie B27231———303Total52641000010577Colón2023Primera División15320———173Talleres2024Primera División13200—21—153Career total308381113037106036549
Honours Pachuca Liga MX: Clausura 2016
Bari Serie C: 2021–22 (Group C)
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