Facundo Hernán Farías (born 28 August 2002) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for Estudiantes.

Club career

Farías started off with Escuela de Fútbol UNL, prior to having a stint in the academy of Corinthians Santa Fe. In 2015, Farías headed off to Colón's youth system. November 2019 saw the midfielder moved into the club's first-team squad, ahead of a Primera División home fixture with

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. Farías' professional debut subsequently arrived, as he featured for the final nineteen minutes of a defeat at the

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López Brigadier General Estanislao López Stadium, popularly known as ''The Elephant Graveyard'', is a football stadium in Santa Fe, Argentina. It was inaugurated in 1946 and is owned and operated by Club Atlético Colón, which is based there. For a l ...

on 2 November after replacing Mauro Da Luz. Farías scored three goals in eight

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matches; versus

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, Central Córdoba and Atlético Tucumán. In July 2023, he was signed by

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, playing alongside fellow Argentine

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. After suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in pre-season training, he was ruled out for the entire 2024 season. On 31 January 2025, it was confirmed that he had returned to Argentina to sign for Estudiantes.

International career

In 2015, Farías was called up to the Argentina U15s. Farías received call-ups to train with the Argentina U17s in 2019. In October 2023, Farias received his first call up to the Argentina national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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. However, he was an unused substitute in both games.

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Honours

Colón *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farias, Facundo 2002 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Major League Soccer players Club Atlético Colón footballers Inter Miami CF players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Argentine sportsmen