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.

Fabricio Bustos
Bustos playing for Internacional in 2022
Personal information
Full name Fabricio Tomás Bustos Sein
Date of birth (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ucacha [es], Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
River Plate
Number 21
Youth career
Jorge Newbery
2008–2016 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Independiente 173 (5)
2022–2024 Internacional 101 (1)
2024– River Plate 0 (0)
International career
2013 Argentina U17 7 (0)
2014 Argentina U20 1 (0)
2018 Argentina 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:47, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2018

Club career

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Born in Ucacha [es], Córdoba, Bustos first playing years were with local club Jorge Newbery.[1] In 2008, he joined Independiente.[2]

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.[3]

In 2022, Bustos signed with Internacional.

On 9 August 2024, Bustos signed with River Plate.

International career

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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.[3] 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.[4] He made his debut on 23 March 2018, starting in a friendly against Italy which Argentina won by 2–0.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 November 2021.[3]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2016–17 Argentine Primera División 19 1 0 0 2[a] 0 21 1
2017–18 14 2 0 0 15[b] 0 2[c] 0 31 2
2018–19 22 0 1 0 1 0 8[d] 0 1[e] 0 33 0
2019–20 22 0 3 0 1 0 6[a] 0 32 0
2020–21 7 0 0 0 6[a] 0 13 0
2021 33 2 2 0 8[a] 0 43 2
Career total 117 5 6 0 2 0 45 0 3 0 173 5
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Nine appearances in Copa Sudamericana, six appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearances in Suruga Bank Championship

International

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As of match played 11 October 2018.[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2018 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Independiente

Argentina U18

References

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  1. ^ "Jorge Newbery: de Ucacha al mundo" (in Spanish). MundoD. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Posibles Joyitas: Fabricio Bustos" (in Spanish). EternamenteRojo. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Fabricio Bustos". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Lista de convocados de Jorge Sampaoli" (in Spanish). AFA. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Argentina 2 Italy 0: Late goals fail to make up for lack of stardust in Lionel Messi's absence". Telegraph. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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