Born in Concepción, Bustamante began his career at Huachipato lower divisions where remained until 2008. Then, he moved to Universidad de Concepción where professionally debuted the Torneo Clausura in a 1–0 home loss with Deportes Melipilla.
In 2009, he was loaned to Club Deportivo Ferroviario Almirante Arturo Fernandez Vial from the Chilean third tier. There, he remained three years playing. Then, he returned to Universidad de Concepción in 2013 where won the second division (Primera B) title.
In mid-2013, he joined Lota Schwager and faced the 2013–14 season, where scored one goal and registered thirty two appearances.
During the 2014 World Cup break, he signed for Unión San Felipe. He played thirty three games there, scoring one goal.
On 29 June 2016, Bustamante joined first-tier team Deportes Iquique, but he arrived injured.
