Manuel Bustos

Manuel Bustos (born 9 September 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ben Hur.^[1]

Manuel Bustos

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Vila, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ben Hur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Libertad	10	(4)
2017–2018	Atlético de Rafaela	10	(1)
2017	→ Libertad (loan)	9	(4)
2018–2019	Sportivo Belgrano	16	(2)
2019	Gimnasia y Esgrima	10	(1)
2020–	Ben Hur	3	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:01, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Bustos' career started with Libertad of Torneo Federal A.^[2] He made his debut on 3 April 2016 in a Sunchales derby against Unión Sunchales.^[1] Bustos scored four goals in nine appearances during the 2016–17 season, he was then signed by Argentine Primera División club Atlético de Rafaela in early 2017.^[1][3][4] However, following squad changes by manager Juan Manuel Llop, Bustos was unneeded and subsequently loaned back to Libertad.^[5] He went onto make nine appearances back with Libertad, scoring four times.^[1] He returned to Rafaela for the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional under new manager Lucas Bovaglio.^[1]

He made his professional debut on 15 September 2017 versus Gimnasia y Esgrima (J), scoring his first Rafaela goal in the process in a 0–2 win.^[1] Bustos joined Torneo Federal A side Sportivo Belgrano in September 2018.^[6] Two goals in nineteen appearances followed in 2018–19.^[1] July 2019 saw Bustos join fellow third tier team Gimnasia y Esgrima.^[1] He made his first appearance for the Concepción del Uruguay club on 1 September against San Martín de Formosa, before scoring against Crucero del Norte on 19 October.^[1] On 16 January 2020, Bustos signed for Ben Hur of Torneo Regional Federal Amateur.^[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 6 October 2020.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Libertad	2016	Torneo Federal A	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2016–17		9	4	0	0	—		—		0	0	9	4
	Total		10	4	0	0	—		—		0	0	10	4
Atlético de Rafaela	2016–17	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	10	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	11	1
	Total		10	1	1	0	—		—		0	0	11	1
Libertad (loan)	2016–17	Torneo Federal A	9	4	0	0	—		—		0	0	9	4
Sportivo Belgrano	2018–19		16	2	3	0	—		—		0	0	19	2
Gimnasia y Esgrima	2019–20		10	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	10	1
Ben Hur	2020	Torneo Amateur	3	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	3	1
Career total			58	13	4	0	—		—		0	0	62	13