Fabricio Tomás Bustos Sein (born 28 April 1996) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays for
Internacional
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. Primarily a
right-back
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, 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
Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender, currently the manager of Argentinos Juniors.
He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing Zaragoza and Barcel ...
. 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
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side, in a friendly against
Ecuador
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.
On 27 August 2017, Bustos received his first senior call-up by coach
Jorge Sampaoli
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Sampaoli starte ...
for
Argentina
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's
2018 World Cup qualifying matches against
Uruguay
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and
Venezuela
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. He made his debut on 23 March 2018, starting in a friendly against
Italy
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which Argentina won by 2–0.
Career statistics
Club
.
International
Honours
Independiente
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Copa Sudamericana
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:
2017
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Argentina U18
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South American Under-17 Championship:
2013
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References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Copa Sudamericana-winning players
Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Argentine Primera División players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Sport Club Internacional players
Argentina men's youth international footballers
Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
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