Santiago Bueno

Santiago Ignacio Bueno Sciutto (born 9 November 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Uruguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bueno and the second or maternal family name is Sciutto.
Santiago Bueno
Bueno in 2017 with the Uruguay U20
Personal information
Full name Santiago Ignacio Bueno Sciutto[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 4
Youth career
Peñarol
2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2018 → Peralada (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019 → Peralada (loan) 29 (2)
2019–2023 Girona 110 (3)
2023– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Uruguay U17 25 (0)
2016–2017 Uruguay U20 27 (2)
2020 Uruguay U23 5 (2)
2023– Uruguay 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 23 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

Peñarol

Born in Montevideo, Bueno joined Peñarol in 2009, aged ten.[2] On 5 January 2016, he was promoted to the first team squad.[3]

Bueno made his unofficial first team debut on 23 January 2016, playing the entire second-half of a 1–1 draw against Club Libertad in the Copa Antel friendly tournament.[4]

Barcelona

On 31 January 2017, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Peñarol for the transfer of Bueno. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Catalans.[5][6] Barcelona had followed his progress for a year before signing him.[7]

Peralada (loans)

On 24 January 2018, Bueno was loaned to Segunda División B side CF Peralada-Girona B until the end of the season.[8][9] He returned to the side on 31 August 2018, for a second loan spell.[10]

Girona

On 19 August 2019, Bueno signed a five-year contract with Girona FC in the second division, as a free agent.[11][12][13] He made his debut for the club on 19 December, starting in a 2–1 away win against Linares Deportivo in that season's Copa del Rey.[14]

Bueno made his professional debut on 20 July 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Christian Rivera in a 2–0 loss at AD Alcorcón in the Segunda División championship.[15] He scored his first professional goal on 10 April 2021, but in a 2–1 loss at Rayo Vallecano, and was a regular starter during the 2021–22 season as the club achieved promotion to La Liga.

Bueno made his debut in the Spanish top tier on 14 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Valencia CF. The following 23 January, he renewed his contract until 2026.[16]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In August 2023 he underwent a medical for a transfer to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17]

On 31 August 2023, Bueno officially joined the club for a reported £8.5 million fee, signing a five-year contract[18][19]

International career

Bueno has represented Uruguay at under-17 and under-20 youth international levels.[20][1] In December 2019, he was called up to the under-23 team for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[21]

On 21 October 2022, Bueno was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[22] but did not make it to the final squad. He made his debut with the full side on 24 March 2023, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw against Japan at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.[23]

Personal life

Bueno is the younger brother of professional footballer Gastón Bueno.[2] His cousin Gonzalo Bueno is a former Uruguayan youth international.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Girona 2019-20 Segunda División 1010––20
2020–21 40231––433
2021–22 35140––391
2022–23 La Liga 34020––360
Total 110310100001204
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023–24[24] Premier League 000010–10
Career total 110310110001214

    International
    As of 28 March 2023[1]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Uruguay 202320
    Total20

    Honours

    Uruguay U20

    References
    1. Santiago Bueno at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
    2. "Santiago Bueno, 17 años, el defensor del futuro: "Zaguero me convirtió Perdomo; sueño debutar en el Campeón del Siglo"" [Santiago Bueno, 17-years-old, the defender of the future: "Perdomo converted me into a centre-back; I dream of making the debut at the Campeón del Siglo"] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
    3. "Savia nueva en Peñarol" [Young blood at Peñarol] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
    4. "Santiago Bueno hizo su estreno en Primera" [Santiago Bueno made his debut in Primera] (in Spanish). CA Peñarol. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
    5. "Acord amb el CA Peñarol pel traspàs de Santiago Bueno" [Agreement with CA Peñarol for the transfer of Santiago Bueno] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
    6. Javier de León (14 February 2017). "Santiago Bueno llega a Barcelona para quedarse "toda la vida"" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
    7. Ferran Martínez (3 February 2017). "Un año detrás de Santiago Bueno" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
    8. "Acord amb el CF Peralada-Girona B per a la cessió de Santi Bueno" [Agreement with CF Peralada-Girona B for the loan of Santi Bueno] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
    9. "Bueno reforça la defensa d'un Peralada-Girona B que també lliga el porter Marc Vito" (in Spanish). Emporda. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
    10. "Oficial: Santi Bueno, otra vez del Barça B al Peralada" [Official: Santi Bueno, again from Barça B to Peralada] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
    11. "España: Girona incorporó a Santiago Bueno como jugador libre tras dejar Barcelona". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal.
    12. Observador, El. "Santiago Bueno, del sueño de Barcelona a Girona". El Observador.
    13. "Santi Bueno, nuevo refuerzo para la defensa del Girona FC" [Santi Bueno, new addition for Girona FC's defense] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
    14. "LINARES DEPORTIVO VS. GIRONA 1 - 2". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
    15. "El Alcorcón despide el año con un cumpleaños muy feliz" [Alcorcón end the year with a very happy birthday] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
    16. "Santi Bueno renueva hasta el 2026" [Santi Bueno renews until 2026] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
    17. "Uruguay defender Bueno to have Wolves medical". BBC Sport.
    18. Stone, Simon (31 August 2023). "Wolves complete signing of Uruguay defender Bueno". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
    19. "Bueno latest through the door". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
    20. "2 - Santiago Bueno - AUF". Retrieved 16 July 2020.
    21. "25 convocados a la preselección olímpica". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
    22. "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
    23. "Fue sobrio, no se complicó e inició la acción del gol: el debut de Santiago Bueno en Uruguay" [He was serious, did not complicate himself and started the goal play: the debut of Santiago Bueno with Uruguay] (in Spanish). ESPN. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
    24. "Games played by Santiago Bueno in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
    25. "Uruguay campeón sudamericano sub-20" (in Spanish). AUF. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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