Nahuel Lautaro Bustos (born 4 July 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Talleres.

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]

Loan to Pachuca

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 2019 in a Copa MX victory at Atlante.[1] Bustos returned to Talleres on 20 July, having featured a total of eight times for Pachuca.[1][13]

Manchester City

On 5 October 2020, Talleres reached an agreement with Premier League club Manchester City for the transfer of Bustos.[14]

Loan to Girona

Bustos subsequently joined City Football Group club Girona in the Segunda División for the 2020–2021 season.[15] 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]

Loan to São Paulo

On 5 August 2022, Bustos joined Série A club São Paulo on loan until June 2023, with the option for an additional year.[16]

Return to Talleres

On 23 December 2022, Bustos returned to Talleres on an initial loan deal for the duration of the 2023 season.[17] Midway through the season, on 30 June 2023, following a successful first half of the loan spell, Bustos was signed by Talleres on a permanent deal until December 2025 for an undisclosed fee.[18]

Loan to San Lorenzo

On 1 August 2024, Bustos was loaned out to fellow Primera División club San Lorenzo for twelve months, with an option for the loan to be terminated.[19][20] On 28 December, the loan was cancelled and Bustos returned to Talleres.[21]

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,[22] but was cut from the final squad.

Career statistics

As of 27 August 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[a] 0 34 4
2021–22 Segunda División 38 11 3 2 — — 3[a] 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 2023 Primera División 21 7 4 1 12 3 — — 37 11
2024 Primera División 1 0 1 1 12 1 5 0 — 19
Total 22 7 5 2 24 4 5 0 0 0 56 13
San Lorenzo (loan) 2024 Primera División 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 144 35 15 7 25 5 7 0 7 0 187 46
  1. ^ a b Appearances in La Liga play-offs

Honours

Argentino Peñarol[1]
Talleres[1]
Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "El Pachuca confirma la llegada del argentino Nahuel Bustos". Diario de México (in Spanish). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Nahuel Bustos continúa su carrera en Talleres". Talleres. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Man City deal in place for Atletico Talleres striker Nahuel Bustos". OneFootball. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "São Paulo acerta a contratação de Nahuel Bustos". www.saopaulofc.net (in Portuguese). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Vuelve uno de los nuestros: Nahuel Bustos regresa a casa" (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Nahuel Bustos se queda en casa" (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Nahuel Bustos jugará a préstamo en San Lorenzo" (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Nahuel Bustos es de Boedo" (in Spanish). San Lorenzo de Almagro. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Nahuel Bustos regresa a Talleres" (in Spanish). Talleres de Córdoba. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Nahuel Bustos named LaLiga SmartBank Player of the Month for March". 8 April 2022.
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