Facundo Julián Callejo (born 2 July 1992) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
Primera B Nacional
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side
Temperley
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History
In 1854 the industrial and textile merchant George Temperley (born in 1823 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) bought from the ...
.
Career
Callejo had youth spells with
Santamarina and
Colón, he made the step into first-team football with Colón where he scored two goals in fifteen matches for them between 2013 and 2017; his debut came on 27 April 2013 in an
Argentine Primera División win at home to
Arsenal de Sarandí
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.
During his time with Colón, Callejo spent time out on loan on four occasions.
In January 2014, Callejo joined
Gimnasia y Esgrima in
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...
.
He played twenty-one times with the club and scored nine goals, including the first of his professional career in March versus
Villa San Carlos.
After returning to Colón in June 2014, Callejo joined
Liga de Loja of the
Ecuadorian Serie A
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in January 2015.
He scored on his Liga de Loja debut on 31 January, scoring in a 1–1 vs.
Barcelona
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.
Four more goals in a total of seventeen games followed.
2016 saw Callejo join Argentine Primera División side
Patronato
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*Club Atlético Patronato, an Argentine football club
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*Barrio Patronato, a ''barrio'' (district) in Santiago, Chile
*Patronato metro station
Pat ...
on a temporary basis, but he returned to Colón at the start of
2016–17 after only two matches.
For the rest of 2016–17, Callejo signed for Santamarina of Primera B Nacional.
He played twenty-five games and netted two goals vs.
Independiente Rivadavia
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In ...
and
Juventud Unida respectively.
On 16 January 2018, Callejo joined
Venezuelan Primera División
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side
Carabobo on a contract until December 2018.
However, six months later, following one goal in eight Carabobo appearances, Callejo returned to Argentina to rejoin former loan club Gimnasia y Esgrima.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Callejo, Facundo
1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Tandil
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Argentine Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Ecuadorian Serie A players
Venezuelan Primera División players
Club Atlético Colón footballers
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers
L.D.U. Loja footballers
Club Atlético Patronato footballers
Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers
Carabobo F.C. players
All Boys footballers
Club Atlético Temperley footballers