Nahuel Lautaro Bustos (born 4 July 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Argentinian club Talleres, on loan from

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in Córdoba, Bustos started playing for hometown side CA Huracán at the age of five. He subsequently moved to Argentino Peñarol, and on 24 February 2013, at the age of just 14 years, seven months and 20 days, he made his senior debut for the latter side by coming on as a substitute and scoring the fifth goal in a 7–0

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routing of CA Racing de Valle Hermoso.

Talleres

On 5 March 2014, Argentino Peñarol's president Ariel Allende announced that Bustos was sold to a businessman group for a fee of 40,000

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, and was assigned to Talleres. On 12 June of the following year, he signed his first professional contract with the club. After appearing as an unused substitute in April 2016 for Primera B Nacional fixtures against

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, Gimnasia y Esgrima and

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, Bustos made his senior debut on 18 June, replacing Nazareno Solís late into a 1–1 away draw against Chacarita Juniors, as his side was already promoted. He made his

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debut on 23 April 2017, replacing

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in a 1–0 home win against Godoy Cruz. Bustos was part of the club's squad for the

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in Uruguay, a competition in which Bustos scored four goals in three matches, including a

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against

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. He only became a regular first team starter in September of that year, under manager

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. Bustos scored his first professional goal on 22 September 2018, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Vélez Sarsfield. On 7 October, he scored a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of rivals

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, taking his tally up to four goals in four matches. In 2019–20, Bustos scored ten goals in twenty-three appearances in all competitions before the season's curtailment due to the

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Pachuca loan

On 28 December 2018, Talleres announced that Bustos had joined

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side

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on loan; signing for twelve months. He netted his first goal on 8 January in a Copa MX victory away to

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. Bustos returned to Talleres on 20 July 2019, having played a total of eight times for Mexican club.

Manchester City

On 5 October 2020, Talleres reached an agreement with the City Football Group for the transfer of Bustos.

Girona loan

Bustos subsequently joined

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in the

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for the 2020–2021 season. He debuted in a 1–0 win over

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on 18 October, before scoring his first two goals for the club in the

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against

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outfit Gimnástica Segoviana on 17 December.

São Paulo loan

On 5 August 2022, Bustos joined Série A club

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on loan until June 2023, with an extra optional year.

International career

Bustos was called up to train with the

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team ahead of the

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in South Korea, but was cut from the final squad.

Career statistics

Honours

;Argentino Peñarol * Torneo del Interior: 2013 ;Talleres * Primera B Nacional:

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bustos, Nahuel 1998 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Liga MX players Segunda División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Talleres de Córdoba footballers C.F. Pachuca players Girona FC players São Paulo FC players Manchester City F.C. players