Facchinetti made his professional debut for Neuchâtel Xamax on 30 May 2009, when he was substituted on by coach Jean-Michel Aeby in the last game of the 2008/09 season against Lucerne.

It was during this season that he appeared in the 2011 Swiss Cup final, in which Xamax lost to FC Sion.

After the club were made bankrupt and removed from the Super League,[1] he transferred to FC Lugano in 2012 but after not receiving any game time, he spent half a season at Chievo Verona on loan.

He transferred to Super League at Lausanne Sport, playing regularly when the team were relegated at the end of the 2013/14 season.

[2] Facchinetti was released by FC Sion at the start of the 2020/21 season when the club could not afford to pay his full salary during the coronavirus-enforced stoppage of football.