Ezequiel Busquets

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Busquets and the second or maternal family name is Sanguinetti.

Ezequiel Busquets Sanguinetti (born 24 October 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cerrito.^[2]

Ezequiel Busquets

Personal information
Full name	Ezequiel Busquets Sanguinetti[1]
Date of birth	(2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Chuy, Uruguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Cerrito
Number	26
Youth career
	San Vicente de Chuy
	Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Peñarol	41	(1)
2020–2021	→ Marbella (loan)	17	(0)
2023	River Plate	16	(0)
2024–	Cerrito	25	(4)
International career
2018–2019	Uruguay U20	15	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2024

Club career

Busquets played youth football for San Vicente de Chuy, a club from his hometown in the far east of Uruguay. Peñarol noticed him after a friendly match against his club in 2014.^[3] He joined Peñarol's youth section in 2015. He made his professional debut for the club on 7 June 2018 in a 3–1 league win against Defensor Sporting.^[4]

On 28 August 2020, Spanish Segunda División B club Marbella announced the signing of Busquets on a season long loan deal with option to buy.^[5]

International career

Busquets is a former Uruguayan youth international. He was part of Uruguayan squad at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 April 2022^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol	2018	Uruguayan Primera División	11	0	—		0	0	1[a]	0	12	0
	2019		11	0	—		1[b]	0	1[a]	0	13	0
	2020		0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2021		2	0	—		0	0	1[a]	0	3	0
	2022		2	0	—		1[b]	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		26	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	31	0
Marbella (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División B	12	0	1	0	—		5[c]	0	18	0
Career total			38	0	1	0	2	0	8	0	49	0

1. Appearance in Championship play-offs.
2. Appearance in Copa Libertadores.
3. Appearances in relegation play-offs.

Honours

Peñarol

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2018, 2021