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Facundo Pellistri
Personal information
Full name Facundo Pellistri Rebollo[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Alavés
(on loan from Manchester United)
Youth career
La Picada
River Plate Montevideo
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Peñarol 30 (1)
2020– Manchester United 0 (0)
2021– → Alavés (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2021

Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo peˈlistɾi]; born 20 December 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.

Career

Facundo Pellistri is a youth academy graduate of Peñarol and has played youth football with La Picada and River Plate Montevideo.[3] He made his professional debut on 11 August 2019 in Peñarol's 2–2 draw against Defensor Sporting.[4] He scored his first goal on 6 November 2019 in a 3–1 win against Cerro.[5]

Manchester United

On 5 October 2020, Pellistri joined Manchester United for a reported fee of almost €10 million.[6][7]

Loan to Alavés

On 31 January 2021, Pellistri joined Deportivo Alavés on loan for the remainder of the season.[8][9]

Style of play

A winger, Pellistri has been praised highly for his quick agility, technique, and strategic vision on the field.[10][11]

Personal life

Pellistri was born in Montevideo to a family of Spanish and Italian origin. Pellistri holds a Spanish passport since his father's grandmother was from the city of A Coruña in Galicia.[12] Sebastián Teysera, lead singer of Uruguayan rock band La Vela Puerca is Pellistri's godfather.[13]

Pellistri studied in an architectural high school, receiving his school degree in September 2019.[14]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2021

[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peñarol 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 18 1 — — 0 0 2[a] 0 20 1
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 12 0 — — 5[b] 1 — 17 1
Total 30 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 37 2
Manchester United U21 2020–21 — — — — 2[c] 1 2 1
Manchester United 2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Alavés (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 30 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 1 39 3
  1. ^ One appearance in Torneo Clausura decider, one appearance in Championship play-off
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Facundo Pellistri". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Facundo Pellistri: Me gustaría poder luchar por un lugar". Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Defensor Sporting vs. Peñarol - 11 August 2019". Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Cerro vs. Peñarol - 6 November 2019". Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Man Utd complete €10m signing of Uruguayan star Pellistri". Goal.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Pellistri becomes a Red". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ Ganley, Joe (31 January 2021). "Facundo Pellistri joins Alaves on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ^ Booth, Dominic (2021-01-31). "Facundo Pellistri loan exit from Manchester United confirmed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  10. ^ Turk, Alex (7 October 2020). "South American great claims "there aren't many" like Facundo Pellistri". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. ^ Fay, Richard (5 October 2020). "What Diego Forlan has said about Man United signing Facundo Pellistri". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Pellistri, comunitario y en la mira del Real Madrid". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Facundo Pellistri: Hacer un gol clásico es único". Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Facundo Pellistri: "Xisco me agarró y me dijo: 'el gol es tuyo'"". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. ^ Facundo Pellistri Rebollo at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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