Gonzalo Diego Bueno Bingola (born 16 January 1993) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. He also played for the Uruguay U20 national team. Besides Uruguay, he has played in Russia, Portugal, Colombia, and Spain.

Club career

Nacional

Born in Maldonado, Bueno was a Nacional youth graduate. He made his first team – and Primera División – debut on 4 June 2011, in a 2–0 home loss against Rampla Juniors. Bueno scored his first professional goal in his second appearance for the main squad on 18 September 2011, netting his team's second in a 4–0 home routing of Cerro Largo. He subsequently became a regular starter for the side.

Kuban Krasnodar

On 22 August 2013, Bueno signed for Russia's

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on a long-term contract. On 25 December 2014, after being rarely used and struggling with injuries, he was loaned to former club Nacional for six months. On 29 August 2015, Bueno joined Primeira Liga side C.F. União also in a temporary deal, but the loan was cut short in December after only two appearances.

Back to South America

Bueno signed for Colombian side

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in late 2015, being immediately loaned to Estudiantes de la Plata for 18 months. In the following campaigns, he represented

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, Nacional and Colón, always in temporary deals.

Almería

On 22 July 2019,

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Bueno signed a two-year contract with Segunda División side

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, with an option for a third. He revoked his contract on 27 August 2019 following a change in the club's ownership and managerial staff.

Personal life

Bueno's father Gustavo and cousins Gastón and

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have also played football professionally. Gustavo has most recently acted as manager of Sud América, while Gastón and Santi play for

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and

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respectively.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bueno, Gonzalo 1993 births Living people People from Maldonado, Uruguay Footballers from Maldonado Department Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Uruguayan Primera División players Club Nacional de Football players Defensor Sporting players Russian Premier League players FC Kuban Krasnodar players Primeira Liga players C.F. União players Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers UD Almería players C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Boston River players Central Español players Pontevedra CF footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Chile