Fabricio Bustos

{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1996)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fabricio Bustos

| image = BustosInter2022.jpg

| caption = Bustos playing for Internacional in 2022

| fullname = Fabricio Tomás Bustos Sein

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|04|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = {{interlanguage link|Ucacha|es}}, Argentina

| height = 1.67 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = River Plate

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Jorge Newbery

| youthyears2 = 2008–2016

| youthclubs2 = Independiente

| years1 = 2016–2022

| clubs1 = Independiente

| caps1 = 173

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2022–2024

| clubs2 = Internacional

| caps2 = 101

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = River Plate

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U17

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014

| nationalteam2 = Argentina U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2018

| nationalteam3 = Argentina

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 18:47, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 9 December 2018

}}

Fabricio Tomás Bustos Sein (born 28 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Argentine Primera División club River Plate. Primarily a right-back, he can also operate as a right-midfielder.

Club career

Born in {{interlanguage link|Ucacha|es}}, Córdoba, Bustos first playing years were with local club Jorge Newbery.{{cite web|url=http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/jorge-newbery-de-ucacha-al-mundo|title=Jorge Newbery: de Ucacha al mundo|publisher=MundoD|language=Spanish|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=28 August 2017}} In 2008, he joined Independiente.{{cite web|url=https://eternamenterojo.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/posibles-joyitas-fabricio-bustos/|title=Posibles Joyitas: Fabricio Bustos|publisher=EternamenteRojo|language=Spanish|date=14 October 2014|accessdate=28 August 2017}}

In 2016, Bustos was promoted to the senior squad by coach Gabriel Milito. He made his full professional debut on 5 December 2016, in a 1–0 home win over River Plate. He eventually secured a regular spot in the team, ending the 2016–17 season with an overall of 19 appearances.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/fabricio-bustos/289918/|title=Fabricio Bustos|publisher=Soccerway|language=English|accessdate=28 August 2017}}

In 2022, Bustos signed with Internacional.

On 9 August 2024, Bustos signed with River Plate.

International career

Bustos was a member of the Argentine under-17 side that were crowned champions of the 2013 South American Under-17 Championship, appearing in 7 matches. In 2014, he made an appearance for the under-20 side, in a friendly against Ecuador.

On 27 August 2017, Bustos received his first senior call-up by coach Jorge Sampaoli for Argentina's 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Uruguay and Venezuela.{{cite web|url=http://www.afa.org.ar/7989/lista-de-convocados-de-jorge-sampaoli|title=Lista de convocados de Jorge Sampaoli|publisher=AFA|language=Spanish|date=27 August 2017|accessdate=28 August 2017}} He made his debut on 23 March 2018, starting in a friendly against Italy which Argentina won by 2–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/03/23/argentina-2-italy-0-late-goals-fail-make-lack-stardust-lionel/|title=Argentina 2 Italy 0: Late goals fail to make up for lack of stardust in Lionel Messi's absence|publisher=Telegraph|language=English|date=23 March 2018|accessdate=24 March 2018}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|15 November 2021}}.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|Independiente

|2016–17

|rowspan="6"|Argentine Primera División

|19

100colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=COS|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana}}0colspan="2"|—211
2017–18

|14

200colspan="2"|—15{{efn|Nine appearances in Copa Sudamericana, six appearances in Copa Libertadores}}02{{efn|name=RES|Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana}}0312
2018–19

|22

010108{{efn|Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana}}01{{efn|name=SBC|Appearances in Suruga Bank Championship}}0330
2019–20

|22

030106{{efn|name=COS}}0colspan="2"|—320
2020–21

|7

000colspan="2"|—6{{efn|name=COS}}0colspan="2"|—130
2021

|33

220colspan="2"|—8{{efn|name=COS}}0colspan="2"|—432
colspan="3"|Career total

!117

56020450301735

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=International=

{{updated|match played 11 October 2018.}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="1"|Argentina

|2018

40
colspan="2"|Total

|4

|0

Honours

References

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