Facundo Castelli

Facundo Castelli (born 18 February 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, on loan from Deportivo Maipú.^[1]

Facundo Castelli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nono, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Estudiantes BA (on loan from Deportivo Maipú)
Youth career
	Instituto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Instituto	60	(7)
2019–2020	→ Sarmiento (loan)	11	(0)
2021–	Deportivo Maipú	43	(6)
2022–	→ Estudiantes BA (loan)	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:42, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

Castelli began with Instituto.^[1][2] He made the first three appearances of his career throughout the 2015 Primera B Nacional, in-between seasons where he didn't feature in the league though was on the substitutes bench twice.^[1] His first professional league appearance came on 7 March 2015 against Central Córdoba, but his senior bow arrived in the preceding July versus Arsenal de Sarandí in the Copa Argentina.^[1] Castelli netted his first goal in December 2016 in a win over Gimnasia y Esgrima.^[1] The 2017–18 season saw the forward score six goals in the league, which included braces over Estudiantes and Juventud Unida respectively.^[1][3][4]

Castelli spent 2019–20 out on loan with Sarmiento.^[5] Eleven appearances followed, prior to his return to his parent club.^[6] In March 2021, Castelli moved to Primera Nacional club Deportivo Maipú. In June 2022, Castelli joined Estudiantes de Buenos Aires on loan until 31 December 2023, free of charge and with a purchase option.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 18 July 2020.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Instituto	2014	Primera B Nacional	0	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2015		3	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		26	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	26	1
	2017–18		15	6	1	0	—		—		1[a]	0	17	6
	2018–19		13	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		57	7	2	0	—		—		1	0	60	7
Sarmiento (loan)	2019–20	Primera B Nacional	11	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	11	0
Career total			68	7	2	0	—		—		1	0	71	7

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs