Facundo Mallo

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Facundo Mallo
Personal information
Full name Facundo Mallo Blanco
Date of birth (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Defensor Sporting
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Liverpool Montevideo 62 (3)
2017–2018 CA Torque 33 (2)
2019 Dinamo București 3 (0)
2019–2020 Rapid București 27 (3)
2020–2023 Defensor Sporting 77 (4)
2023 → Rosario Central (loan) 39 (1)
2024– Rosario Central 14 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Uruguay U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:17, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Facundo Mallo Blanco (born 16 January 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Rosario Central as a defender.[1]

Career[edit]

Mallo started his career in 2014 with Liverpool, making his debut in a Uruguayan Segunda División match against Progreso, in a 6–0 win.[2] That same season, his team secure promotion to the Uruguayan Primera División by winning 2014-15 second division.[3]

On 1 August 2017, Mallo joined Torque.[4]

On 3 April 2019, Mallo joined Romanian Liga I club Dinamo București.[5] On 24 June of the same year, he joined second division side Rapid București.[6]

On 30 October 2020, Mallo returned to Uruguay, joining Defensor Sporting on a free transfer and signing a contract until December 2021.[7] On 29 December 2021, he signed an extension until December 2023.[8]

On 5 January 2023, Mallo joined Argentine Primera División club Rosario Central, on an one-year loan with a buy option.[9] On 30 November 2023, Rosario Central executed the buy option for half of the his rights, paying Defensor $400,000.[10] On 16 December 2023, he played in the final of Copa de la Liga Profesional,[11] where Rosario Central beat Platense 1–0.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 6 May 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2014–15 Uruguayan Segunda División 13 3 — — 13 3
2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 18 0 — — 18 0
2016 14 0 — — 14 0
2017 17 0 — 1 0 18 0
Total 62 3 0 0 1 0 63 3
CA Torque 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División 7 0 — — 7 0
2018 Uruguayan Primera División 26 2 — — 26 2
Total 33 2 0 0 0 0 33 2
Dinamo București 2018–19 Romanian Liga I 3 0 — — 3 0
Rapid București 2019–20 Romanian Liga II 27 3 — — 27 3
Defensor Sporting 2020 Uruguayan Primera División 17 1 — — 17 1
2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 25 1 — — 25 1
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 35 2 — — 35 2
Total 77 4 0 0 0 0 77 4
Rosario Central (loan) 2023 Argentine Primera División 39 1 2 1 — 41 2
Rosario Central 2024 14 0 — 3 0 17 0
Total 53 1 2 1 3 0 58 2
Career total 255 13 2 1 4 0 261 14
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores

Honours[edit]

Liverpool Montevideo
CA Torque
Defensor Sporting
Rosario Central

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rapid s-a înţeles cu dinamovistul Facundo Mallo. Fundaşul uruguayan va fi transferat la cererea lui Pancu". liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Liverpool vs. Progreso - 15 November 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. ^ Sinsolo, Fernando (2015-05-04). "Liverpool Campeón !!!". El Ascenso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ^ Torque (2017-08-01). "Aquí están las #Altas de #Torque". twitter.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ^ Dinamo Bucuresti (2019-04-03). "OFICIAL. Facundo MALLO la Dinamo". facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ^ Paraschiv, Alexandru (2019-06-24). "RAPID SE ÎNTĂREȘTE CU FACUNDO MALLO". FC Rapid 1923 (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. ^ "Facundo Mallo es nuevo jugador de Defensor Sporting". Defensor Sporting Club | Sitio oficial (in Spanish). 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  8. ^ Defensor Sporting (2021-12-29). "Renovación de contrato: Facundo Mallo". twitter.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  9. ^ "Facundo Mallo es nuevo jugador Canalla". Rosario Central (in Spanish). 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  10. ^ "Continúan: Central renovó los contratos de Mallo, Malcorra y Quintana". Cadena Oh (in Spanish). 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  11. ^ "Argentina: Rosario Central, de Facundo Mallo, se consagró campeón de la Copa de la Liga". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  12. ^ Scotti, Bernardo (2023-12-16). "Copa de la Liga Argentina 2023: Rosario Central, campeón al derrotar a Platense". olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  13. ^ Facundo Mallo at Soccerway

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