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 Greek Super League club Panathinaikos and the Uruguay national team.

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

In 2017, Pellistri won his first Uruguayan championship, obtaining the title in U-16 after defeating Defensor Sporting 2-1 in the tournament final.

This match against Nacional was played at the Estadio Centenario, a national historic monument, marking his first official game at that venue.

In 2018, the year in which Facundo was part of the U-17 team, he was called up for the first time to train with the main squad of the carbonero, led by Diego López, to carry out the mid-year preseason in the department of Colonia.

On November 6, 2019, he scored his first official goal in the first division, in a 3-1 victory against Cerro during the 10th round of the Torneo Clausura 2019, held at the Estadio Luis Tróccoli.

[10] In February 2020, his contract with Peñarol was renewed until 2022, which included a release clause of 15 million dollars, a historic and significant amount for the institution.

[19] Pellistri made his competitive debut for Manchester United on 10 January 2023, coming on as a substitute and assisting the second goal in a 3–0 EFL Cup win over Charlton Athletic.

[22] On 20 September 2023, Pellistri made his UEFA Champions League debut against Bayern Munich, in the group stage, at Allianz Arena.

[34] He started and played for 88 minutes in Uruguay's first game of the tournament, against South Korea, before being replaced by Guillermo Varela.

[35] Pellistri scored his first international goal for Uruguay against Mexico in a friendly match on 5 June 2024 at Empower Field at Mile High in the United States He also contributed an assist for Darwin Núñez in his hat-trick for a 4-0 win.

[36] A winger, Pellistri has been praised highly for his agility, versatility, dribbling skills, technique, and strategic vision on the field.

Pellistri lining up for Uruguay in 2022