Facundo Castelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995
Place of birth Nono, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Estudiantes BA
(on loan from Deportivo Maipú)
Youth career
Instituto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Instituto 60 (7)
2019–2020Sarmiento (loan) 11 (0)
2021– Deportivo Maipú 43 (6)
2022–Estudiantes BA (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Facundo Castelli (born 18 February 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, on loan from Deportivo Maipú.[1]

Career

Castelli began with Instituto.[1][2] He made the first three appearances of his career throughout the 2015 Primera B Nacional, in-between seasons where he didn't feature in the league though was on the substitutes bench twice.[1] His first professional league appearance came on 7 March 2015 against Central Córdoba, but his senior bow arrived in the preceding July versus Arsenal de Sarandí in the Copa Argentina.[1] Castelli netted his first goal in December 2016 in a win over Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] The 2017–18 season saw the forward score six goals in the league, which included braces over Estudiantes and Juventud Unida respectively.[1][3][4]

Castelli spent 2019–20 out on loan with Sarmiento.[5] Eleven appearances followed, prior to his return to his parent club.[6] In March 2021, Castelli moved to Primera Nacional club Deportivo Maipú. In June 2022, Castelli joined Estudiantes de Buenos Aires on loan until 31 December 2023, free of charge and with a purchase option.[7]

Career statistics

As of 18 July 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Instituto 2014 Primera B Nacional 00100010
2015 30000030
2016 00000000
2016–17 2610000261
2017–18 156101[lower-alpha 1]0176
2018–19 1300000130
2019–20 00000000
Total 5772010607
Sarmiento (loan) 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 1100000110
Career total 6872010717
  1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Argentina - F. Castelli". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. "Ficha Estadistica de FACUNDO CASTELLI". BDFA. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. "Instituto se aseguró a Facundo Castelli hasta 2020". Mundo D - La Voz. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. "Regalo para los hinchas de la Gloria: renovó Castelli". Canal Showsport. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. "El delantero Facundo Castelli es nuevo refuerzo de Sarmiento". La Verdad. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ""Solo tengo palabras de agradecimiento", dijo Facundo Castelli en su despedida de Sarmiento". Diario Democracia. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. El exdelantero de Instituto que cambia de equipo en Primera Nacional, lavoz.com.ar, 15 June 2022
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