Álvaro Bustos

Álvaro Bustos

Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Bustos Sandoval
Date of birth	(1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Ponferradina
Number	15
Youth career
	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Sporting B	78	(3)
2014–2017	Sporting Gijón	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Mirandés (loan)	26	(2)
2017–2018	Gimnàstic	4	(0)
2018–2019	Mallorca	14	(2)
2018–2019	→ Rayo Majadahonda (loan)	0	(0)
2019	→ Pontevedra (loan)	12	(2)
2019–2020	Pontevedra	28	(6)
2020–2022	Racing Santander	53	(7)
2022–2024	Alcorcón	43	(7)
2024	Recreativo Huelva	17	(2)
2024–	Ponferradina	8	(1)
International career
2011	Spain U16	5	(1)
2011–2012	Spain U17	7	(2)
2013	Spain U18	2	(0)
2014	Spain U19	2	(1)
2012	Spain U20	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bustosand the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.

Álvaro Bustos Sandoval (born 26 June 1995), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Ponferradina.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Bustos graduated with Sporting de Gijón's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, aged only 16, in Segunda División B.

On 10 September 2014 Bustos made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Valladolid for the season's Copa del Rey. ^[1] He continued to appear exclusively for the B's, however.

On 4 August 2016, Bustos was loaned to Segunda División club CD Mirandés, in a season-long deal. ^[2] He scored his first professional goals on 25 September, netting a double in a 3–2 home win against CD Tenerife.

On 27 July 2017, after suffering relegation, Bustos terminated his contract with Sporting. ^[3] The following day, he signed a four-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, still in the second division. ^[4]

Bustos joined RCD Mallorca in January 2018. ^[5] After achieving promotion to the second division, he served loan stints at CF Rayo Majadahonda and Pontevedra CF before joining the latter club permanently on 14 July 2019. ^[6]

On 15 August 2020, Bustos agreed to a two-year contract with Racing de Santander, recently relegated to the third division. ^[7] On 15 July 2022, after achieving promotion back to the second level, he moved to AD Alcorcón. ^[8]

On 31 January 2024, after losing his starting spot, Bustos terminated his contract with Alkor. ^[9]

On 31 July 2024, Bustos signed with Ponferradina in Primera Federación. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 March 2021 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting Gijón II	2011–12	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2012–13		21	0	—		—		21	0
	2013–14		16	1	—		—		16	1
	2014–15		12	1	—		—		12	1
	2015–16		28	1	—		—		28	1
	Total		78	3	—		—		78	1
Sporting Gijón	2014–15	Segunda División	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Mirandés (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División	26	2	1	0	—		27	2
Gimnàstic	2017–18	Segunda División	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Mallorca	2017–18	Segunda División B	14	2	—		4 [a]	0	18	2
	2018–19	Segunda División	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		14	2	—		4	0	18	2
Rayo Majadahonda (loan)	2018–19	Segunda División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Pontevedra (loan)	2018–19	Segunda División B	12	2	—		—		12	2
Pontevedra	2019–20	Segunda División B	28	6	1	0	—		29	6
	Total		40	8	1	0	—		41	8
Racing Santander	2020–21	Segunda División B	16	3	0	0	—		16	3
Career total			178	18	3	0	4	0	185	18

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. El Valladolid demuestra su experiencia (Valladolid shows their experience); Marca, 10 September 2014 (in Spanish)
2. Álvaro Bustos jugará la próxima temporada en el Club Deportivo Mirandés (Álvaro Bustos will play the following season at Club Deportivo Mirandés); CD Mirandés, 4 August 2016 (in Spanish)
3. "Álvaro Bustos pone fin a su etapa como jugador del Sporting" [Álvaro Bustos ends his spell as Sporting player] (in Spanish). Real Sporting. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
4. "Álvaro Bustos se convierte en el octavo fichaje del Nàstic" [Álvaro Bustos becomes the eighth signing of Nàstic] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
5. "Álvaro Bustos, nuevo fichaje del RCD Mallorca" [Álvaro Bustos, new signing of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 3 January 2018.
6. "Álvaro Bustos vuelve al Pontevedra" [Álvaro Bustos returns to Pontevedra] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
7. "Álvaro Bustos refuerza la plantilla del Racing 2020/21" [Álvaro Bustos bolsters the squad of Racing 2020/21] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
8. "El extremo Álvaro Bustos, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Winger Álvaro Bustos, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
9. "El Alcor rescinde a Álvaro Bustos y Álex López, importantes en el ascenso" [Alcor rescind Álvaro Bustos and Álex López, important in their promotion] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
10. "Álvaro Bustos, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Alvaro Bustos, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Ponferradina. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
11. Álvaro Bustos at Soccerway

External links

• Álvaro Bustos at BDFutbol
• Álvaro Bustos at Futbolme (in Spanish)