Facundo Pellistri
Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo peˈlistɾi]; born 20 December 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Granada, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the Uruguay national team.
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Pellistri with Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Facundo Pellistri Rebollo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Granada (on loan from Manchester United) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Picada | |||
| River Plate Montevideo | |||
| 2012–2019 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Peñarol | 30 | (1) |
| 2020– | Manchester United | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Alavés (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Alavés (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Granada (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Uruguay U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Uruguay | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 4 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
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.