Renato Bustamante


Renato Bustamante is a Peruvian professional footballer.

Career

Bustamante started playing college soccer at Truman College in 2012, before transferring to Fresno Pacific University in 2013, where he was named the PacWest Conference Player of the Year and an All-American First Teamer. During his senior college year, Bustamante appeared for Premier Development League side Fresno Fuego.
Following college, Bustamante signed a professional contract with North American Soccer League side Tampa Bay Rowdies in April 2016, and spent the season on loan to their National Premier Soccer League affiliate Tampa Bay Rowdies 2.
In 2017, he rejoined Fresno Fuego and was named in the Premier Development League’s All-Western Conference team.
On January 19, 2018, Bustamante signed a contract with United Soccer League side Fresno FC ahead of their inaugural season. He made his debut on March 17, 2018 as a late substitute in a 2-3 loss to Las Vegas Lights, where he scored a late consolation goal.

Personal

Bustamante was born in Lima, Peru, before moving to Chicago, Illinois in the United States when he was 12 years old.