Summary

Gustavo Puerta (Colombia), Defender, 7 caps, 1 international goal, model: 3.1% to score anytime at WC 2026

Gustavo Puerta

#19 Defender Racing Santander (ESP) Colombia

Gustavo Puerta is a 23-year-old defender for Racing Santander (ESP) and Colombia. He has earned 7 caps and 1 international goal for Colombia. Our model puts Colombia's title chance at 1% with a 82% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

7 Caps

1 Goals

3 Season goals

1 Assists

7.02 Form rating

Age23Height172 cmWeight73 kgMarket value€5.9M

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Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Low

High shots volume Average

Tournament form Steady

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Gustavo Puerta · the model’s read

Gustavo Puerta brings 7 caps and 1 international goal for Colombia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a defender. At club level they play for Racing Santander (ESP). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Puerta's anytime-goalscoring probability at 3.1% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.05 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Gustavo Puerta: World Cup 2026 Form

How Gustavo has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

6.8

Avg rating 3 games · WC 2026

6.9

Last match vs Portugal

Holding steady

6.5

vs Uzbekistan

80 min · 0G 1A

7.0

vs DR Congo

90 min

6.9

vs Portugal

90 min

Gustavo Puerta: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (3 games) alongside the career baseline (41 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 6.8

Career baseline 7.0

3.46 Shotsper 90 min 1.12

1.04 Shots on targetper 90 min 0.36

1.04 Key passesper 90 min 0.73

0.69 Tacklesper 90 min 1.85

0.69 Interceptionsper 90 min 1.15

3.12 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 6.3

77 Touchesper 90 min 80

At World Cup 2026, Gustavo is rating 6.8 — in line with his 7.0 career baseline.