MAKING THE CASE: Gianluca Busio for Chipotle U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year
Nineteen-Year-Old Made Major Strides for Club & Country, Lifting Gold Cup in Debut Run with USMNT and Earning Transfer to Serie A’s Venezia Presented by Chipotle![Image](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/oyf3dba6/production/61423c546783bc1ab35f92436b280dbf3922fc28-2400x1600.jpg?w=1062&fit=max&auto=format)
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Midfielder Gianluca Busio made major strides for both club and country in 2021 to earn his second nomination for Chipotle U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year. The 19-year-old picked up his first eight senior USMNT caps and lifted the 2021 Gold Cup while excelling for Sporting Kansas City and earning a move to Venezia of the Italian Serie A.
Before casting your ballot for U.S. Soccer’s 2021 Player of the Year awards, here’s a rundown of Busio’s body of work for country and club this year:
Busio was previously nominated for the award in 2019 for his play with the U-17 USMNT during that year’s Concacaf U-17 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup.