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	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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol	2019	Uruguayan Primera División	18	1	—		—		0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	1
	2020	Uruguayan Primera División	12	0	—		—		5[lower-alpha 2]	1	—		17	1
	Total		30	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	37	2
Manchester United U21	2020–21	—			—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	1	2	1
Manchester United	2020–21	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Alavés (loan)	2020–21	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			30	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	1	39	3

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.

External links

• Facundo Pellistri at WorldFootball.net