| Santiago Bueno | |
| Full Name: | Santiago Ignacio Bueno Sciutto |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Peñarol |
| Youthyears2: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Barcelona B |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Peralada-Girona B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Peralada-Girona B (loan) |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Girona |
| Caps4: | 110 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Uruguay U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 27 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Uruguay U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Uruguay |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:11, 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 28 March 2023 |
Santiago Ignacio Bueno Sciutto (born 9 November 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Uruguay national team.
Born in Montevideo, Bueno joined Peñarol in 2009, aged ten.[1] On 5 January 2016, he was promoted to the first team squad.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] [5] Barcelona had followed his progress for a year before signing him.[6]
On 24 January 2018, Bueno was loaned to Segunda División B side CF Peralada-Girona B until the end of the season.[7] [8] He returned to the side on 31 August 2018, for a second loan spell.[9]
On 19 August 2019, Bueno signed a five-year contract with Girona FC in the second division, as a free agent.[10] [11] [12] 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.[13]
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.[14] 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.[15]
On 30 August 2023, Bueno underwent a medical for a transfer to English club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[16] A day later, he officially joined the club for a reported £8.5 million fee, signing a five-year contract.[17] [18]
Bueno made his Wolves debut in an EFL Cup game away to Ipswich Town on 26 September 2023.[19]
Bueno made his Premier League debut in a controversial 3–2 defeat away to Fulham on 27 November 2023 that featured three penalties.[20]
Bueno has represented Uruguay at under-17 and under-20 youth international levels.[21] In December 2019, he was called up to the under-23 team for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[22]
On 21 October 2022, Bueno was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[23] 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.[24]
Bueno is the younger brother of professional footballer Gastón Bueno.[1] His cousin Gonzalo Bueno is a former Uruguayan youth international.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Barcelona | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peralada-Girona B (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| Peralada-Girona B (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| Girona | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 4 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 163 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 7 | |||
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