Fabricio Tomás Bustos Sein (born 28 April 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays for

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. Primarily a

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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

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. 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

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side, in a friendly against

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. On 27 August 2017, Bustos received his first senior call-up by coach

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for

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's 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against

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and

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. He made his debut on 23 March 2018, starting in a friendly against

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which Argentina won by 2–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Independiente *

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Argentina U18 * South American Under-17 Championship:

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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 {{Argentina-footy-bio-stub