Facundo Mura

Facundo Mura (born 23 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Racing Club.^[4]

Facundo Mura

Personal information
Full name	Facundo Mura[1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	General Roca, Argentina[3]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4]
Position(s)	Right-back[5]
Team information
Current team	Racing Club
Number	34
Youth career
	Argentinos del Norte
	Deportivo Roca
2013–2019	Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Estudiantes	17	(1)
2021	→ Colon (loan)	29	(0)
2022–	Racing Club	88	(8)
International career
2018–2019	Argentina U20	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:43, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Mura started his career with Estudiantes, signing in 2013 following stints with Argentinos del Norte and Deportivo Roca.^[6][7][8] He was promoted to the senior set-up in March 2019 under caretaker manager Pablo Quatrocchi, who selected him to start a La Plata derby fixture in the Primera División against Gimnasia y Esgrima on 10 March; the defender played sixty-nine minutes, prior to being substituted off for Juan Ignacio Díaz.^[4] On 13 February 2021, Mura joined Colon on a loan until the end of the year with a purchase option.^[9] In the final of the 2021 league cup, he gives the assist to Aliendro for the first goal in a 3-0 win over Racing that gives Colón its first first-division title^[10]

On 13 January 2022, Mura was sold to Racing Club, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2025.^[11]

International career

In January 2019, Mura represented Argentina at the South American U-20 Championship in Chile.^[4] He won caps against Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil as his nation finished as runners-up.^[4][12] In the previous year, Mura was called up for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament; featuring five times as they won the trophy.^[7][13] He also had experience of training with the seniors, as well as being on the pre-tournament squad ahead of the 2018 South American Games.^[7] Mura was selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup by Fernando Batista.^[14] In the succeeding September, Mura made Batista's U23 squad for a friendly with Bolivia.^[15]

Personal life

Mura's brother, Joaquín, is a fellow footballer; who also began his career in the academy of Estudiantes.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 4 September 2019.^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Estudiantes	2018–19	Primera División	3	0	0	0	4	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2019–20		3	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Career total			6	0	0	0	4	0	—		0	0	10	0

Honours

Racing Club

• Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2022^[16]
• Copa Sudamericana: 2024
• Recopa Sudamericana 2025

Argentina U23

• Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020