| Fausto Montero | |
| Fullname: | Fausto Emanuel Montero |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Paraná, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Deportivo Maipú |
| Years1: | 2009–2016 |
| Caps1: | 129 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Argentinos Juniors |
| Caps4: | 45 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Deportivo Maipú |
| Caps6: | 102 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Club-Update: | 22 September 2024 |
Fausto Emanuel Montero (born 22 October 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Maipú.
Unión Santa Fe was Montero's first senior career club, who he began featuring for in the 2008–09 Primera B Nacional season.[1] Aldosivi were the opponents in his debut appearance, Montero was subbed on for the final minutes of a 0–3 victory. In his fourth league match for Unión Santa Fe, Montero scored for the first time during a Primera B Nacional fixture with Deportivo Merlo. In total, he made ninety-nine appearances and scored eight goals in his first five seasons with the club. In July 2013, Montero joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan.[2] Twelve appearances followed in all competitions.
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.[3] [4] He was subsequently selected in thirty-four matches by managers Martín Astudillo and Alfredo Berti; the latter leading them to a fourth-place finish. Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors completed the signing of Montero ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[5] 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.
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| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | League Cup | Continental[7] | 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[8] | 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 | ||||