He currently plays for Racing Santander, wearing the number 19 shirt. At the international level, he represents Colombia. He plays primarily as a Midfield. He stands at 173cm tall and weighs 71kg. His current market value is estimated at 3.5M €.

His most recent move was a Free from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Racing Santander on 2025-09-01. The reported fee was 3.5M €.

Across 21 appearances in the Spanish Segunda Division 2025-2026, Gustavo Puerta registered 3 goals and 1 assists, while completing 11 key passes out of 1222 total passes with a passing accuracy of 52.6.