Fabricio Bustos

Fabricio Bustos (born 28 April 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Club Atlético Independiente. Primarily a right back, he can also operate as a right midfielder.

Fabricio Bustos
Personal information
Full name Fabricio Bustos
Date of birth (1996-04-28) 28 April 1996
Place of birth Ucacha, Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Right midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Independiente
Number 16
Youth career
Jorge Newbery
2008–2016 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Independiente 67 (2)
National team‡
2013 Argentina U17 7 (0)
2014 Argentina U20 1 (0)
2018– Argentina 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2018

Club career

Born in Ucacha, 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]

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.[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]

Honours
Independiente

International
Argentina
  • South American Under-17 Championship: 2013

References
  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. "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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