Gustavo Adolfo Puerta Molano (born 23 July 2003) is a Colombian

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currently playing as a

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for German side 1. FC Nürnberg, on loan from

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, th ...

Club career

Born in

La Victoria, Valle del Cauca La Victoria is a town and municipality located in the Departments of Colombia, Department of Valle del Cauca Department, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. References

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, Puerta started playing football at the Talentos Gustavo Victoria Deportes school in

Tuluá Tuluá (), is a city located in the heart of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth-largest city after Cali—the department capital— Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Ju ...

. He also played for amateur side Supercampeones between the ages of ten and sixteen. Initially rejected by Colombian

Categoría Primera A The Categoría Primera A (), commonly referred to as Liga BetPlay Dimayor (between 2015 and 2019 ''Liga Águila'') due to sponsorship by online betting company BetPlay, is a Colombian professional league for association football clubs. It is the ...

side

Independiente Santa Fe Club Independiente Santa Fe, known simply as Santa Fe, is a Colombian professional football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Santa Fe is one of the th ...

in 2019 after a trial, Puerta went on to join

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side

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

in 2021. On 31 January 2023, Puerta moved to German

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, before immediately being loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg in the

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International career

Puerta has represented Colombia at under-20 level. He served as captain of the side at the

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Career statistics

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References

2003 births Living people People from Valle del Cauca Department Colombian footballers Colombia men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Categoría Primera B players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players 1. FC Nürnberg players Colombian expatriate footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub