Nahuel Bustos

Following his move to Talleres Cordoba, Bustos's current-season form is down 68% on last season (Season 19→6), while his Rating eased 44→32. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Santa Fe	23	4	4	6.78	—	—
2025/26	Talleres Cordoba · 8th	23	1	0	6.59	32	6
2024/25	Talleres Cordoba	13	1	1	6.78	—	—
2024/25	San LorenzoLoan · 24th	31	2	2	6.78	44	19
2023/24	Talleres Cordoba	33	10	0	6.77	—	—
2022/23	Sao PauloLoan · 9th	9	1	0	6.59	58	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Argentina · international

Side	Apps	G
Argentina U23	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

N. Bustos is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Santa Fe, rated 32.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 10th of 347 on scout potential in the Primera A. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bustos.

Judged on this season alone, Bustos graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 40 of the 40 centre-forwards in the Primera A, on 1 goal and 0 assists in 23 appearances (0.087 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 6). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 5% of the 40 centre-forwards in the Primera A. At 28 Bustos is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/234 clubs

Current potentialTop 5% centre-forwards · Primera A Current season35th of 40 centre-forwards · Primera A 35th-best centre-forward in the Primera A 10th in the Primera A · potential 2nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Primera A

32.1

Ratingi

2nd of 40 centre-forwards

5.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.09

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Santa Fe finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.04

Goals / app

1 goal in 23 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.09 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.1, Bustos carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Primera A (top 5%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.09 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.9%

Available fixtures33 of 54

Goals / 900.087

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.087

Defensive actions / 900.867

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %8.3

Shot accuracy %48

Dribble success %36.4

Cards / 900.347

Foul involvement / 901.994

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 28, Bustos sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bustos's projected Rating — 32.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target12

Shots25

Passing

Assists0

Chances created11—

Passes172—

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success36.4%

Duels won24—

Duels won %31.2%—

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions2

Blocks3

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Santa Fe(on loan)Jan 2026 – now

Talleres Cordoba(back from loan)Dec 2024 – Jan 2026

San Lorenzo(on loan)Aug 2024 – Dec 2024

Talleres Cordoba(on loan)Dec 2022 – Aug 2024

Sao Paulo(on loan)Aug 2022 – Dec 2022

Girona(on loan)Oct 2020 – Aug 2022

Talleres Cordoba(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Oct 2020

CF Pachuca(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Talleres Cordobauntil Jan 2019

About N. Bustos

Nahuel Lautaro Bustos is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for Santa Fe, born on July 4, 1998 in Córdoba, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Santa Fe currently sit 7th of 20 in the Primera A.

This season

In the current season, N. Bustos has made 23 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,038 minutes, averaging a 6.66 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Liga Profesional Argentina, the CONMEBOL Libertadores and the Copa Argentina. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When N. Bustos plays, Santa Fe's record this season is 4W-10D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.56 at home against 6.58 on the road.

Recent matches

November 23, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Boca Juniors (10 minutes, 6.7 rating)
November 16, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Instituto Cordoba (51 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 18, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs River Plate (21 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 5, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Belgrano Cordoba (58 minutes, 6.3 rating)
September 28, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Sarmiento Junin (25 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
August 31, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Deportivo Riestra (9 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 23, 2025: 0-3 loss away at Atletico Tucuman (39 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 19, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs San Martin S.J. (32 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 9, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Lanus (21 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 27, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Godoy Cruz (19 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Bustos at 32.1 with a Season form score of 5.9, ranking 10th of 347 centre-forwards in the Primera A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Copa International and the Primera Nacional. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, N. Bustos has totalled 247 club appearances with 48 goals and 11 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 42 appearances for Girona.

N. Bustos's career has also included time at Talleres Cordoba, San Lorenzo, Sao Paulo, Girona and CF Pachuca.

On the international stage, N. Bustos has represented Argentina U23 — 3 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Santa Fe finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points