Facundo Pumpido (born 21 October 1988) is an Argentinian

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who plays for

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as a forward.

Club career

Born in

Olivos, Buenos Aires Olivos is a neighborhood in Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is bordered to the south by Vicente López neighborhood and Florida; to the east by the River Plate; to the north by La Lucila and Martínez, and to the ...

, Pumpido did not appear for any youth setups due to his studying responsibilities. His first senior club was Tigre, in Primera División. Pumpido made his professional debut on 16 May 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Luna in a 2–1 home win against Colón; it was his maiden appearance for the club. He subsequently moved to

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 ...

side

Independiente Rivadavia Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia (mostly known simply as Independiente Rivadavia) is a football club from Mendoza, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second major league in Argentine Football league system. In ...

, scoring his first professional goal while at the club. In 2011 Pumpido joined Huracán de Tres Arroyos in

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, after being rarely used. On 5 January of the following year he agreed to a contract at

Acassuso Acassuso is a locality in the San Isidro "partido" of Buenos Aires Province. It is about 16 kilometres north of the city of Buenos Aires, between Olivos and San Isidro. It borders on the River Plate where an approximately 10 hectare municipal ...

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, being a regular starter during his time at the club. On 24 January 2015 Pumpido was loaned to

San Martín de San Juan Club Atlético San Martín, mostly known as San Martín de San Juan, is an Argentine football club from the city of San Juan. The team currently plays in the Argentine Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league sy ...

in the top tier, for one year. On 7 January of the following year he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a six-month deal with Spanish Segunda División B side

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Personal life

Pumpido's uncle, Nery was also a footballer: a

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, he was an international with

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on more than 30 occasions.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pumpido, Facundo 1988 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Club Atlético Tigre footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Huracán de Tres Arroyos footballers Club Atlético Acassuso footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers Deportivo Morón footballers Guillermo Brown de Puerto Madryn footballers Segunda División B players Racing de Santander players Club Comunicaciones footballers Club Atlético Temperley footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain