Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero (born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine

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who plays as an

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for Talleres.

Career

Rubén Botta made his league debut for Tigre in a 0–0 draw with

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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

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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

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, 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

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club

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, despite he would join

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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

. He is left-footed.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Pachuca *

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: Clausura 2016 Bari *

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: 2021–22 (Group C)

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* * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from San Juan, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Inter Milan players AC ChievoVerona players US Sambenedettese players SSC Bari players Club Atlético Colón footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Liga MX players C.F. Pachuca players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub