Facundo Castelli (born 18 February 1995) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera ...
, on loan from
Deportivo Maipú
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Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B ...
.
Career
Castelli began with
Instituto.
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.
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
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in the
Copa Argentina
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.
Castelli netted his first goal in December 2016 in a win over
Gimnasia y Esgrima.
The
2017–18 season saw the forward score six goals in the league, which included braces over
Estudiantes and
Juventud Unida respectively.
Castelli spent
2019–20 out on loan with
Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
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*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
*Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
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.
Eleven appearances followed, prior to his return to his parent club.
In March 2021, Castelli moved to
Primera Nacional
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club
Deportivo Maipú
Club Deportivo Maipú, mostly known as Deportivo Maipú is an Argentine football club based in the city of Maipú, Mendoza. The team currently plays in Primera Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B ...
. In June 2022, Castelli joined
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires
Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera ...
on loan until 31 December 2023, free of charge and with a purchase option.
El exdelantero de Instituto que cambia de equipo en Primera Nacional
lavoz.com.ar, 15 June 2022
Career statistics
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castelli, Facundo
1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Primera Nacional players
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
Deportivo Maipú players
Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers