Fabricio Bustos

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 29)
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	16
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	15	(0)
International career‡
2013	Argentina U17	7	(0)
2014	Argentina U20	1	(0)
2018	Argentina	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:47, 6 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 December 2018

Club career

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

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

Club

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. 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

As of match played 11 October 2018.^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2018	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Independiente

• Copa Sudamericana: 2017
• Suruga Bank Championship: 2018

Argentina U18

• South American Under-17 Championship: 2013