 Asta-Buruaga with Unión La Calera in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Pablo Asta-Buruaga Montoya | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Everton (on loan from Universidad Católica) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Universidad Católica | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Unión Española B | 23 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Unión Española | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Deportes Antofagasta | 64 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021– | Universidad Católica | 41 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Everton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 | |||
Tomás Pablo Asta-Buruaga Montoya (born 11 October 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Everton on loan from Universidad Católica as a central defender.
Club career
Unión Española
Born in Santiago, Asta-Buruaga was an Unión Española youth graduate. On 29 July 2012, aged just 15, he made his senior debut for the reserve team by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 Segunda División Profesional de Chile away loss against Deportes Iberia.[1]
Asta-Buruaga made his first team debut on 23 July 2013, starting in a 3–0 Copa Chile home win against Palestino.[2] A regular figure for the B-team in the following campaigns, he made his Primera División debut on 22 February 2014, starting in a 3–1 home defeat to Everton de Viña del Mar.[3]
Deportes Antofagasta
For the 2016–17 season, Asta-Buruaga was loaned to fellow top tier club Deportes Antofagasta. Rarely used, he scored his first goal 20 November 2016, netting his team's only in a 5–1 loss at Universidad Católica.[4]
Bought outright in mid-2017, Asta-Buruaga subsequently became a regular starter for the side.
Everton
In 2024, he joined Everton de Viña del Mar on loan from Universidad Católica.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 30 June 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Española B | 2012 | Segunda División Chile | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Unión Española | 2013–14 | C. Primera División | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | C. Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | C. Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Deportes Antofagasta (loan) | 2016-17 | C. Primera División | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Deportes Antofagasta | 2017 | C. Primera División | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | C. Primera División | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | C. Primera División | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 64 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 76 | 1 | |||
| Universidad Católica (loan) | 2020 | C. Primera División | 9 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2021 | C. Primera División | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2022 | C. Primera División | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total club | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Total | 137 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 4 | ||
- ↑ 2 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 3 in the Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in the Supercopa de Chile
- ↑ 5 appearances in Copa Libertadores, 1 in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Unión Española
- Universidad Católica
References
- ↑ "Segunda División: Iberia se hace fuerte de local y vence 1–0 a Unión Española" [Segunda División: Iberia get home strength and defeat Unión Española by 1–0] (in Spanish). Unión Española. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Copa Chile: Unión Española cerró su participación derrotando 3–0 a Palestino en Plaza Chacabuco" [Copa Chile: Unión Española completed their participation defeating Palstino by 3–0 in Plaza Chacabuco] (in Spanish). Unión Española. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Con equipo alternativo y un jugador menos todo el segundo tiempo, Unión Española cayó 1-3 ante Everton en Independencia" [With an alternative team and one man down all the second-half, Unión Española lose by 1–3 against Everton at the Independencia] (in Spanish). Unión Española. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "La UC goleó a Antofagasta y es el único escolta de Iquique" [UC thrashed Antofagasta and is the only one in Iquique's tail] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ "Everton anunció a Tomás Asta-Buruaga y Omar Fernández como nuevos refuerzos". www.AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Tomás Asta-Buruaga at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
External links
- Tomás Asta-Buruaga at Soccerway