Nahuel Bustos

Nahuel Bustos

Personal information
Full name	Nahuel Lautaro Bustos
Date of birth	(1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward [2]
Team information
Current team	Talleres (on loan from Manchester City)
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2012	Huracán de Córdoba
2012–2014	Argentino Peñarol
2014–2016	Talleres
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Argentino Peñarol	1	(1)
2016–2020	Talleres	36	(14)
2018–2019	→ Pachuca (loan)	4	(0)
2020–	Manchester City	0	(0)
2020–2022	→ Girona (loan)	75	(13)
2022	→ São Paulo (loan)	9	(1)
2023–	→ Talleres (loan)	45	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:17, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Nahuel Lautaro Bustos (born 4 July 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentinian club Talleres, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

Club career

Early career

Born in Córdoba, Bustos started playing for hometown side CA Huracán at the age of five. ^[3] 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 Torneo Argentino C routing of CA Racing de Valle Hermoso. ^{[4] [5]}

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 pesos, and was assigned to Talleres. ^[6] On 12 June of the following year, he signed his first professional contract with the club. ^[7]

After appearing as an unused substitute in April 2016 for Primera B Nacional fixtures against Almagro, Gimnasia y Esgrima and Atlético Paraná, 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. ^[8] He made his Primera División debut on 23 April 2017, replacing Jony in a 1–0 home win against Godoy Cruz. ^[9]

Bustos was part of the club's squad for the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Uruguay, a competition in which Bustos scored four goals in three matches, including a hat-trick against Atlético Venezuela. ^[10] He only became a regular first team starter in September of that year, under manager Juan Pablo Vojvoda. ^[5]

Bustos scored his first professional goal on 22 September 2018, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Vélez Sarsfield. ^[1] On 7 October, he scored a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of rivals Belgrano, taking his tally up to four goals in four matches. ^[11] In 2019–20, Bustos scored ten goals in twenty-three appearances in all competitions before the season's curtailment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1]

Pachuca loan

On 28 December 2018, Talleres announced that Bustos had joined Liga MX side Pachuca on loan; signing for twelve months. ^[12] He netted his first goal on 8 January in a Copa MX victory away to Atlante. ^[1] Bustos returned to Talleres on 20 July 2019, having played a total of eight times for Mexican club. ^{[1] [13]}

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 Girona FC in the Segunda División for the 2020–2021 season. ^[14] He debuted in a 1–0 win over Real Oviedo on 18 October, before scoring his first two goals for the club in the Copa del Rey against Tercera División outfit Gimnástica Segoviana on 17 December. ^[1]

São Paulo loan

On 5 August 2022, Bustos joined Série A club São Paulo on loan until June 2023, with an extra optional year. ^[15]

International career

Bustos was called up to train with the Argentina U20 team ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea, ^[16] but was cut from the final squad.

Career statistics

As of 15 April 2024. ^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Argentino Peñarol	2013	Torneo Argentino C	1	1	—		—		—		—		1	1
Talleres	2016	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2016–17	Primera División	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2017–18	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2018–19	Primera División	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		11	5
	2019–20	Primera División	20	9	2	0	1	1	—		—		23	10
	Total		36	14	2	0	1	1	0	0	—		39	15
Pachuca (loan)	2018–19	Liga MX	4	0	4	1	—		—		—		8	1
Manchester City	2020–21	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Girona (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	30	2	4	2	—		—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	34	4
	2021–22	Segunda División	38	11	3	2	—		—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	41	13
	Total		68	13	7	4	—		—		7	0	75	17
São Paulo (loan)	2022	Série A	9	1	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	9	1
Talleres (loan)	2023	Primera División	21	7	4	1	12	3	—		—		37	11
	2024	Primera División	0	0	1	1	12	1	2	0	—		15	2
	Total		21	7	5	2	24	4	2	0	0	0	52	13
Career total			139	35	14	7	25	5	2	0	7	0	176	46

1. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Argentino Peñarol ^[1]

• Torneo del Interior: 2013

Talleres ^[1]

• Primera B Nacional: 2016

References

1. Nahuel Bustos at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
2. "Nahuel Bustos". World Football. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
3. "Nahuel Bustos pide pista en Talleres" [Nahuel Bustos asks for a place at Talleres] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
4. "El más mimado del Trampero" [The most spoiled of the Trampero] (in Spanish). Día a Día. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
5. "Nahuel Bustos: la asombrosa evolución del goleador de la "T"" [Nahuel Bustos: the astonishing evolution of the goalscorer of the "T"] (in Spanish). Mundo D. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
6. "Una joyita de Peñarol, a Talleres" [Peñarol's little pearl, to Talleres] (in Spanish). Día a Día. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
7. "Nahuel Bustos y Catriel Sánchez firmaron su primer contrato profesional" [Nahuel Bustos and Catriel Sánchez signed their first professional contract] (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
8. "Talleres de Córdoba empató con Chacarita 1–1" [Talleres drew 1–1 with Chacarita] (in Spanish). Notinac. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
9. "Talleres le ganó sobre la hora a Godoy Cruz" [Talleres defeated Godoy Cruz just in time] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
10. "Talleres goleó a Atlético Venezuela en su debut de la Libertadores sub-20" [Talleres thrashed Atlético Venezuela in their U20 Libertadores debut] (in Spanish). La Nueva Mañana. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
11. "Nahuel Bustos, figura de Talleres: "El sueño siempre estuvo de hacer un gol en el Clásico"" [Nahuel Bustos, Talleres' spotlight: "I have always dreamed of scoring in a Derby"] (in Spanish). Vía Córdoba. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
12. "Talleres hizo oficial la condición en la que Nahuel Bustos pasó a Pachuca" (in Spanish). Mundod Lavoz. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
13. "Nahuel Bustos continúa su carrera en Talleres". Talleres. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
14. "Nahuel Bustos s'incorpora a la davantera blanc-i-vermella" [Nahuel Bustos joins the red-and-white front]. Girona FC (in Catalan). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
15. "São Paulo acerta a contratação de Nahuel Bustos". www.saopaulofc.net (in Portuguese). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
16. "Kevin Humeler y Nahuel Bustos, convocados a la Sub 20 de Argentina" [Kevin Humeler and Nahuel Bustos, called up to Argentina under-20s]. Talleres de Córdoba (in Spanish). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

External links

• Nahuel Bustos at BDFutbol
• Nahuel Bustos at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Nahuel Bustos at Soccerway