Facundo Pellistri

Facundo Pellistri
Pellistri with Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
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
Panathinaikos
Number 28
Youth career
La Picada
River Plate Montevideo
2012–2019 Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Peñarol 30 (1)
2020–2024 Manchester United 13 (0)
2021Alavés (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022Alavés (loan) 21 (0)
2024Granada (loan) 15 (2)
2024– Panathinaikos 4 (0)
International career
2017 Uruguay U16 2 (0)
2022– Uruguay 28 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Third place 2024 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:48, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo peˈlistɾi]; born 20 December 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos and the Uruguay national team.

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 and the 2024 Copa América.

  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.