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Full nameRafael Guillermo Bustamante Cantillo
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityColombia
Age26
Date of birth2 Oct 1999
BirthplaceCiénaga
Shirt number#5
ClubDeportivo Cali
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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19
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
831
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Deportivo Cali.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primera A19008316.59
Copa Colombia10090—

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

R. Bustamante is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Deportivo Cali, rated 19.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bustamante.

On the season, Bustamante graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.466 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 5).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 26 Bustamante 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 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding level
19.8
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
5.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.1%
Minutes
limited game time
3.47
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Deportivo Cali finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

19
Apps
3.47
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
6
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Primera A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success60%
Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions6
Blocks6
Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.