Fabricio Bustos


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

Club career

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

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

Honours

;Independiente
;Argentina