Francis Manuel Mac Allister (born 30 October 1995) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the Englis ...

Career

Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of the ...

. Mac Allister's debut for the club came on 15 May 2016 in an

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draw with

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. He made a second appearance six days later, against

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that co ...

, in a season which ended in relegation for Argentinos. In the following season, Mac Allister joined

Boca Unidos Club Atlético Boca Unidos (mostly known simply as Boca Unidos) is an Argentine football and basketball club from Corrientes Province. The football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football le ...

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on loan. His first appearance for Boca was in a 0–0 with Flandria on 8 October, prior to scoring his first goal in November versus

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 ...

. He returned to Argentinos in 2017, going on to appear sixty-seven times. In November 2020, Mac Allister signed for fellow Primera División side Talleres. In June 2022, Mac Allister moved to fellow league club

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Personal life

Francis Mac Allister has two brothers,

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and

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, who are also professional footballers. They are the sons of

Carlos Mac Allister Carlos Javier "Colo" Mac Allister (born 5 March 1968) is an Argentine politician and former association football, footballer. A left-back, he played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club during his care ...

and nephews of

Patricio Mac Allister Carlos Patricio Mac Allister (born 20 March 1966) is an Argentine former footballer. He played as a forward for clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Japan. Club career Born in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Mac Allister began playing football with local side ...

Career statistics

Honours

;Argentinos Juniors *

: 2016–17

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Allister, Francis 1995 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Scottish descent Argentine people of Irish descent Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Argentinos Juniors footballers Boca Unidos footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Rosario Central footballers

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