Facundo Julián Callejo (born 2 July 1992) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a forward for

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side

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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

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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

. 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

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in January 2015. He scored on his Liga de Loja debut on 31 January, scoring in a 1–1 vs.

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. Four more goals in a total of seventeen games followed. 2016 saw Callejo join Argentine Primera División side

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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.

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and Juventud Unida respectively. On 16 January 2018, Callejo joined

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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.

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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