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, and the Uruguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pellistri and the second or maternal family name is Rebollo.
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) 21 (0)
National team‡
2017 Uruguay U16 2 (0)
2022– Uruguay 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:43, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:10, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club 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]

Loans 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]

International career

Pellistri is a former Uruguayan youth international, having made two appearances at under-16 level in 2017.[4] He was called up to the senior team for the first time on 7 January 2022, for the World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[12][13][14] He made his full international debut on 27 January in a 1–0 away win against Paraguay.[15]

Style of play

A winger, Pellistri has been praised highly for his agility, technique and strategic vision on the field.[16][17]

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.[18] Sebastián Teysera, lead singer of Uruguayan rock band La Vela Puerca is Pellistri's godfather.[19]

Pellistri graduated high school in September 2019 from a pre-architectural program.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 April 2022[21]
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[22] —————2[lower-alpha 3]121
Manchester United 2020–21[22] Premier League 00000000—00
2021–22[23] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 00000000—00
Alavés (loan) 2020–21[22] La Liga 12000———120
2021–22[23] La Liga 21020———230
Total 33020———350
Career total 63120005141743
  1. One appearance in Torneo Clausura decider, one appearance in Championship play-off
  2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 24 March 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202230
Total30

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. "Reservados vs. Paraguay y Venezuela". 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. "January's international break explained". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  14. "Forlan preaches patience with Pellistri". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  15. "Facundo Pellistri makes debut for Uruguay in World Cup qualifying win". United in Focus. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  16. Turk, Alex (7 October 2020). "South American great claims "there aren't many" like Facundo Pellistri". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  17. Fay, Richard (5 October 2020). "What Diego Forlan has said about Man United signing Facundo Pellistri". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  18. "Pellistri, comunitario y en la mira del Real Madrid". Tenfield.com (in Spanish). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  19. "Facundo Pellistri: Hacer un gol clásico es único". Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  20. "Facundo Pellistri: "Xisco me agarró y me dijo: 'el gol es tuyo'"". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  21. Facundo Pellistri Rebollo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  22. "Games played by Facundo Pellistri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  23. "Games played by Facundo Pellistri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  24. "Facundo Pellistri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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