Facundo Pellistri
Squad number 11 · Panathinaikos
Their 2026 World Cup
Facundo Pellistri travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Uruguay, wearing number 11, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the group stage (Group H), beaten by Spain 1-0.
Attack went to A. Canobbio (3 matches, 225′) and D. Núñez (3 matches, 155′).
Another 7 players in the Uruguay squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Uruguay team page.
Biography
Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo peˈlistɾi]; born 20 December 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos and the Uruguay national team. Born in Montevideo, Pellistri is a graduate of Peñarol's youth system. He made 37 first-team appearances for the club and was named in the Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Season in 2019. He transferred to Manchester United in October 2020, for a fee of £9 million. After joining United, he had two loan spells at Spanish club Alavés, where he made 35 appearances in total, before a further loan spell at fellow La Liga side Granada in 2024. He joined Panathinaikos F.C. for a fee of around £5.1 million in August 2024. Pellistri represented Uruguay at under-16 level, before making his senior international debut in January 2022. He played for Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América.
Early life and education Pellistri was born on 20 December 2001 in the capital city of Montevideo to a family of Spanish and Italian descent.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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