Facundo Ferreyra (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo feˈrejɾa]; born 14 March 1991), nicknamed "Chucky",[3][4][5] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Tigre.
Ferreyra's next first team appearances came in the 2010–11 season, when he scored six goals in 19 games, including one against Boca Juniors to secure a 1–1 draw on 4 June 2011.
During his first season playing for Vélez, Ferreyra was the top goalscorer for the team in their 2012 Inicial winning campaign, scoring 13 goals in 15 games.
[citation needed] Due to personal security concerns over the war in Donbass and the recent Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash, Ferreyra along with five other foreign teammates refused to return to Ukraine after a friendly match against Lyon on 20 July 2014.
[11][12] With the relocation of Shakhtar's training base to Kyiv and home games to be played in Lviv for the 2014–15 season[13] and following talks with CEO Sergei Palkin, Ferreyra and his teammates returned to the club in late July.
[24] Upon his release from Benfica, Ferreyra signed a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season with Spanish club Celta de Vigo.