Gianluca Cristiano Busio, an American professional soccer player who competes for both the United States national team and Serie B club Venezia, was born on May 28, 2002.
On April 4, 2018, he played for Swope Park Rangers, a United Soccer League affiliate of Sporting Kansas City, and started the team’s 1-0 victory over Colorado Springs Switchbacks.
On July 28, Busio made his first appearance in Major League Soccer for Sporting Kansas City as a 77th-minute replacement in a 3-2 loss to FC Dallas.
On August 4, one week later, Busio started his first league game for Sporting Kansas City against the Houston Dynamo. There were three red cards, eight yellow cards, and a total of 28 fouls committed during the match.
He gave his first career assist to teammate Diego Rubio on a goal that came in the 74th minute and ended up being the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory. Busio was the third-youngest player in Major League Soccer history to get the game going.
Busio transferred to Serie A team Venezia on August 9, 2021, for a club-record transfer sum. The reported fee was $6.5 million, with potential add-ons bringing it up to $10.5 million.
On August 27, he made his club debut in a 0-3 loss to Udinese. On October 1, in a 1-1 draw with Cagliari, he scored his first goal for the team, an injury-time equalizer.
GIANLUCA BUSIO Family: Parents and Siblings
Dionne Busio is the name of Gianluca’s mother. He comes from an African-American family on her mother’s side. His father’s identity has not yet been made public. The fact that his father was born in Brescia, Italy, is nevertheless known.
He comes from an Italian family on his father’s side. He has dual citizenship in the United States and Italy because his father is Italian. Along with his parents, he has two elder siblings: a brother and a sister by the names of Matteo and Ilaria Busio.
He has a close relationship with each member of his family and frequently posts photos of them on Instagram.
GIANLUCA BUSIO Family: Wife and Children
Gianluca Busio is currently not married, and he has no kids.
