Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Deportivo Cali.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primera A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 6.59 |
 Copa Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
Scout report
R. Bustamante is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Deportivo Cali, rated 19.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 204th of 438 on scout potential in the Primera A. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Bustamante graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 89th of 99 of the 99 central midfielders in the Primera A, 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, 57th of 99 of the 99 central midfielders in the Primera A. At 26 Bustamante is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Deportivo Cali finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
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
With a Rating of 19.8, Bustamante carries the 57th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primera A of 99 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
