Biography
Promising young midfielder Gustavo Puerta joined Hull City from German champions Bayer Leverkusen in August 2024, the transfer was a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of the 2024/25 season. After sitting on the bench unused at the end of August 2024 he made his debut in late October against Sunderland.
Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano was born in La Victoria, a modestly sized town in central western Colombia. He developed as a footballer in the nearby city of Tulua, where he played in an independent football academy. He was scouted by Colombian top flight side Independiente Santa Fe as a sixteen year old but failed to make the grade, so returned to Tulua and waited two more years before joining Colombian second tier side FC Bogota in 2021.
Puerta made his senior debut for FC Bogota in July 2021 against Tigres FC and made 8 appearances during the rest of the season as his club finished second in the league. He played regularly during the 2022 season, scoring his first senior goal in January 2022 against Quindio and taking his tally for the club to three goals in 31 senior appearances.
In January 2023 Gustavo transferred to German Bundesliga 1 side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of two million euros. Within a few days he was loaned to Bundesliga 2 side 1FC Nuremburg but he was unable to break into the first team, sitting once on the bench and remaining unused in March 2023 against Hamburger SV. Returning to Leverkusen for the 2023/24 season, Puerta found first team action hard to come by as manager Xabi Alonso’s side completed the domestic season undefeated and lifted the Bundesliga title. Gustavo made 10 appearances during the season, 7 as late substitute in Bundesliga matches and three in Europa League ties, two of which he started. He was on the bench as Bayer reached the Europa League final only to lose to Atalanta, the club’s only senior defeat of the season.
Puerta was chosen regularly for the Colombia Under-20 side during his time at FC Bogota, making his debut in November 2021 against Mexico. He captained the side during 2022 and led his country into both the 2022 South American Games and the 2023 Under-20 World Cup hosted by Argentina. In two years he scored four goals in 33 starts for the Under-20 side. In March 2024 he was chosen for the Colombia senior side and was an unused substitute twice in matches against Spain and Romania..
Details
Nationality: Colombia
Date/Place of Birth: 23 July 2003, La Victoria (Colombia)
Hull City First Game: 20 October 2024, Sunderland H (Championship), 21 years, 89 days old
Hull City Final Game: [current player]
Clubs
FC Bogota (2021-2023), Bayer Leverkusen (2023-current), 1FC Nuremburg (2023, loan), Hull City (2024-2025, loan)
Hull City Record
Career: 9 apps, 0 goals
Guatavo Puerta| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 6 (3) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |