Gustavo Alejandro Villarruel (born 23 February 1993) is an Argentine professional
footballer who plays as a
forward
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for
Ciudad Bolívar in the
Torneo Federal A.
Career
Villarruel started his
Colón career in 2014, making his debut on 4 March in an
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
draw at home to
Godoy Cruz.
In total, he made five appearances in his first season of
2013–14 which finished with relegation.
In
Primera B Nacional, Villarruel scored in four straight matches throughout August and September 2014 with goals against
Gimnasia y Esgrima,
Nueva Chicago,
Aldosivi and
Guaraní Antonio Franco
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.
One further goal arrived versus
Ferro Carril Oeste during
2014
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as the club won instant promotion back to the Primera División.
He played twenty-four times and scored once in the subsequent season.
On 2 February 2016, Villarruel joined fellow
top-flight team
San Martín
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on loan until June 2017.
He made his first appearance in a 4–3 defeat to
Huracán
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on 9 April.
He went on to feature in thirty games and scored four goals across
2016
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and
2016–17.
In June 2017, San Martín signed Villarruel permanently.
Career statistics
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References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Villarruel, Gustavo
1993 births
Living people
People from San Lorenzo Department
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Club Atlético Colón footballers
San Martín de San Juan footballers
Club Atlético Tigre footballers
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
Footballers from Santa Fe Province