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)
Number 18
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) 12 (0)
2021– → Alavés (loan) 15 (0)
National team
2017 Uruguay U16 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

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]

On 18 July 2021, Pellistri scored a pre-season goal against Derby County in a 2–1 away win at Pride Park.[8]

Loan to Alavés

On 31 January 2021, Pellistri joined Deportivo Alavés on loan for the remainder of the season.[9][10] He went back on loan to Alavés for the 2021–22 season.[11]

Style of play

A winger, Pellistri has been praised highly for his agility, technique and strategic vision on the field.[12][13]

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.[14] Sebastián Teysera, lead singer of Uruguayan rock band La Vela Puerca is Pellistri's godfather.[15]

Pellistri studied in an architectural high school, receiving his school degree in September 2019.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 December 2021[17]
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 301——5120372
Manchester United U21 2020–21[18] ————2[lower-alpha 3]121
Manchester United 2020–21[18] Premier League 00000000—00
2021–22[19] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 00000000—00
Alavés (loan) 2020–21[18] La Liga 12000———120
2021–22[19] La Liga 15020———170
Total 27020———290
Career total 57120005141683
  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. "Debutantes de la 4a fecha del Torneo Intermedio 2019". 14 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  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. "Manchester United got off to a winning start in our first pre-season friendly, with a 2-1 triumph at Derby County". 18 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. Ganley, Joe (31 January 2021). "Facundo Pellistri joins Alaves on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. Booth, Dominic (31 January 2021). "Facundo Pellistri loan exit from Manchester United confirmed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. Partington, Mikey (5 August 2021). "Loan move secured for Pellistri". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. Turk, Alex (7 October 2020). "South American great claims "there aren't many" like Facundo Pellistri". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. Fay, Richard (5 October 2020). "What Diego Forlan has said about Man United signing Facundo Pellistri". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. "Pellistri, comunitario y en la mira del Real Madrid". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. "Facundo Pellistri: Hacer un gol clásico es único". Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  16. "Facundo Pellistri: "Xisco me agarró y me dijo: 'el gol es tuyo'"". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  17. Facundo Pellistri Rebollo at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  18. "Games played by Facundo Pellistri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  19. "Games played by Facundo Pellistri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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