Facundo Ferrero (born 5 March 1995) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Club

Ferrero's career began in 2012 with

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team

Deportivo Merlo Club Social y Deportivo Merlo (usually known simply as Deportivo Merlo) is a argentinean football club located in Merlo, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league syste ...

, he appeared on the club's substitutes bench throughout

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in matches against Almirante Brown, Gimnasia y Esgrima and

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but was unused; Merlo were relegated in that season to

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. Ferrero made his professional debut on 25 May 2014 in a home league defeat to Fénix. Over the next year, Ferrero played a total of nine more games for the club. In January 2016, Ferrero joined

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. T ...

of Primera B Nacional. Despite being on the bench nineteen times in 2016–17, Ferrero left in July 2018 following zero appearances. Primera B Metropolitana's

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signed Ferrero soon after his release from Chacarita Juniors.

International

Ferrero was selected by the Argentina U23 squad for the

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. He featured in two matches, versus 1860 Munich II and Dnipro-2, as Argentina finished bottom of Group A. He also featured in a pre-tournament friendly against

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrero, Facundo 1995 births Living people People from Moreno Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Deportivo Merlo footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers