Facundo Pellistri
Uruguayan footballer (born 2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo peˈlistɾi]; born 20 December 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Granada, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the Uruguay national team.
Personal information | |||
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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) | Right winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Granada (on loan from Manchester United) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
La Picada | |||
River Plate Montevideo | |||
2012–2019 | Peñarol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Peñarol | 30 | (1) |
2020– | Manchester United | 13 | (0) |
2021 | → Alavés (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Alavés (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2024– | → Granada (loan) | 15 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Uruguay U16 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Uruguay | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 24 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:10, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
Born in Montevideo, Pellistri is a graduate of Peñarol's youth system. He made 37 first-team appearances for the club and was named in the Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Season in 2019. He transferred to Manchester United in October 2020, for a fee of £9 million. Since joining United, he has had two loan spells at Spanish club Alavés, where he made 35 appearances in total.
Pellistri represented Uruguay at under-16 level, before making his senior international debut in January 2022. He played for Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.