After starting out at Real Madrid, he went on to represent mainly Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano, amassing La Liga totals of 164 matches and 36 goals over seven seasons.
He was called up to pre-season training under coach Bernd Schuster, teaming up in a friendly with FC Lokomotiv Moscow where he was replaced at half-time by another cantera player, Javier Balboa.
[6] Eleven days later he made his La Liga debut, replacing Raúl late into a 1–0 home victory over Recreativo de Huelva.
[11] After making his debut as a substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Sheffield United,[12] and his first start in a 2–0 defeat at Hull City,[13] Bueno helped spark a run of six unbeaten matches as Derby earned 14 points from a possible 18 – after just one win in the first four games – earning praise from first-team coach Gary Crosby, who said: "Alberto is a natural footballer – his awareness, his touch and his ability are outstanding at times.
"[14] Playing as one of three support strikers in Derby's 4–2–3–1 formation, Bueno grabbed his first goals for the club with a brace against Crystal Palace,[15] and followed it up with the second in a 3–0 win over Preston North End,[16] earning the player of the match award in both games.
"[18] After a promising start, Bueno, and the team as a whole, faded throughout the rest of the campaign, winning just four of 26 league games and dropping from fourth in the table to 19th.
He contributed with only two goals in the final seven months, in defeats against Ipswich Town[19] and Norwich City,[20] and at the end of the season Clough stated himself "unsure" over the player's future, saying his signature was "not a priority".
[26][27] On 25 May 2015, free agent Bueno signed with FC Porto for five years, joining a host of compatriots at the Portuguese club including manager Julen Lopetegui.
[38] Though a clause in his contract gave him the freedom to leave if he received a satisfactory offer from a Spanish top-flight team, Bueno committed himself to the side from the Estádio do Bessa for the 2019–20 campaign.