Kevin Mac Allister
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 November 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Argentinos Juniors | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2023 | Argentinos Juniors | 136 | (12) |
2019 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Union SG | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 |
Kevin Mac Allister (born 7 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Belgian Pro League club Union SG.
Club career
Early career
Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Argentinos Juniors.[1] His first appearance for the Argentinos first-team came on 27 February 2016, in a 4–1 defeat to Estudiantes.[2][3] Three more appearances followed in his debut season of 2016. The club was relegated in that campaign, Mac Allister subsequently made sixteen appearances in Primera B Nacional as Argentinos won the title.[2] He scored his first senior goal in March 2018 against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2] Mac Allister joined Boca Juniors on loan in January 2019.[2][4]
Union SG
On 12 July 2023, Belgian club Union SG announced the signing of Mac Allister on a three-year contract, with an option of a further year.[5]
International career
Mac Allister received a call-up to the Argentina U20 squad for the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador.[6] However, he missed the tournament through injury.[2][6]
Personal life
Kevin Mac Allister is of Scottish and Irish descent. He has two brothers, Alexis and Francis, who are also professional footballers.[7] They are the sons of Carlos Mac Allister and nephews of Patricio Mac Allister.[7] Kevin's younger brother, Alexis is a 2022 FIFA World Cup winner. His cousin, Luciano Guaycochea is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
- As of 29 January 2019.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Primera División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |||
Boca Juniors (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
Honours
Argentinos Juniors[2]
Individual
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2023
References
- ^ a b "Kevin Mac Allister profile". Argentinos Juniors. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kevin Mac Allister profile". Soccerway. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "No es el de Mi Pobre Angelito: Kevin Mac Allister debuta en Argentinos". TyC Sports. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "¡Bienvenido, Kevin!". Boca Juniors. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Mac Allister signe pour trois saisons à l'Union" [Kevin Mac Allister signs for three seasons at Union] (in French). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Kevin Mac Allister, una baja importante para el Sudamericano sub-20". Clarín. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Triple Mac". Olé. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
External links
- Kevin Mac Allister at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of Scottish descent
- Argentine people of Irish descent
- Mac Allister family
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium