Fausto Montero

Fausto Emanuel Montero (born 22 October 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlanta.^[1]

Fausto Montero

Personal information
Full name	Fausto Emanuel Montero
Date of birth	(1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Paraná, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Atlanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2016	Unión Santa Fe	129	(9)
2013–2014	→ Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)	9	(0)
2016–2017	Independiente Rivadavia	34	(0)
2017–2020	Argentinos Juniors	45	(0)
2021	Sarmiento	8	(0)
2022–2024	Deportivo Maipú	106	(10)
2025–	Atlanta	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

Unión Santa Fe was Montero's first senior career club, who he began featuring for in the 2008–09 Primera B Nacional season.^[1][2] Aldosivi were the opponents in his debut appearance, Montero was subbed on for the final minutes of a 0–3 victory.^[1] In his fourth league match for Unión Santa Fe, Montero scored for the first time during a Primera B Nacional fixture with Deportivo Merlo.^[1] In total, he made ninety-nine appearances and scored eight goals in his first five seasons with the club.^[1] In July 2013, Montero joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan.^[1][3] Twelve appearances followed in all competitions.^[1]

He returned to Unión Santa Fe for 2014 and 2015, prior to departing to sign for Primera B Nacional's Independiente Rivadavia on 1 August 2016.^[1][4][5] He was subsequently selected in thirty-four matches by managers Martín Astudillo and Alfredo Berti; the latter leading them to a fourth-place finish.^[1] Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors completed the signing of Montero ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.^[1][6] He made his Argentinos Juniors debut against River Plate on 24 September 2017, which was followed by his 200th career appearance eight months later versus Vélez Sarsfield.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 2 October 2018.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Unión Santa Fe	2008–09	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2009–10		9	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	9	1
	2010–11		35	5	0	0	—		—		0	0	35	5
	2011–12	Primera División	28	2	1	0	—		—		0	0	29	2
	2012–13		25	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	25	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2014	Primera B Nacional	16	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	16	0
	2015	Primera División	15	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	16	1
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		129	9	2	0	—		—		0	0	131	9
Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)	2013–14	Primera División	9	0	1	0	—		2[c]	0	0	0	12	0
Independiente Rivadavia	2016–17	Primera B Nacional	34	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	35	0
Argentinos Juniors	2017–18	Primera División	21	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	22	0
	2018–19		4	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	Total		25	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	27	0
Career total			197	9	6	0	—		2	0	0	0	205	9

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Libertadores
3. Two appearances in the 2014 Copa Libertadores

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí^[1]

• Copa Argentina: 2012–13