Rubén Alejandro Botta Montero (born 31 January 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian club Bari. Career Rubén Botta made his league debut for Tigre in a 0–0 draw with Boca Juniors on 23 March 2009, at the age of 19. He only played one further game in the 2009 Clausura before being loaned for half a season Latvian Higher League side FK Ventspils, where he did not play in any games. In 2010, he returned to Tigre and begun to make more regular appearances for the club. On 13 November, he came to widespread attention in a 2–1 win against league leaders Estudiantes de la Plata, in which he assisted for Tigre's second goal and nearly scored a third after a display of individual skill. In April 2013, he signed for Serie A club Internazionale, despite he would join A.S. Livorno Calcio first. Botta failed to obtain Italian citizenship, thus Inter bought the non-EU registration quota from Livorno . In January 2014 Botta formally became a player of Inter. On 7 July 2015 Botta agreed to join Mexican side C.F. Pachuca. Style of play Botta primarily plays as an attacking midfielder. He is left-footed. Career statistics Club Honours Pachuca Liga MX: Clausura 2016 Bari Serie C: 2021–22 (Group C) References External links 1990 births Living people People from San Juan, Argentina Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Inter Milan players A.C. ChievoVerona players A.S. Sambenedettese players S.S.C. Bari players Liga MX players C.F. Pachuca players Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Mexico Sportspeople from San Juan Province, Argentina