Álvaro Bustos Sandoval (born 26 June 1995), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Ponferradina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Bustos Sandoval | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1995 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
edit- As of match played 13 March 2021[11]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References
edit- ^ El Valladolid demuestra su experiencia (Valladolid shows their experience); Marca, 10 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Álvaro Bustos, nuevo fichaje del RCD Mallorca" [Álvaro Bustos, new signing of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Álvaro Bustos vuelve al Pontevedra" [Álvaro Bustos returns to Pontevedra] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Álvaro Bustos at Soccerway
External links
edit- Álvaro Bustos at BDFutbol
- Álvaro Bustos at Futbolme (in Spanish)