Fabricio Bustos

River Plate | Right-Back

Player Info

Full Name: Fabricio Bustos

Nationality: Argentina

Position: Right-Back

Born: 28 Apr 1996

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 70 kg

Club Info

Team: River Plate

Sport: Soccer

Squad Number: 16

About 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.

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.

In 2022, Bustos signed with Internacional.

On 9 August 2024, Bustos signed with River Plate.

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.