Facundo Pellistri

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.

Facundo Pellistri
Personal information
Full name Facundo Pellistri Rebollo[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peñarol 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 181——002[lower-alpha 1]0201
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 120——5[lower-alpha 2]1—171
Total 30100005120372
Manchester United U21 2020–21 ————2[lower-alpha 3]121
Manchester United 2020–21 Premier League 00000000—00
Alavés (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 0000———00
Career total 30100005141393
  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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