Facundo Mura

Facundo Mura (born 23 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Racing Club.[4]

Facundo Mura
Personal information
Full name Facundo Mura[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999[2]
Place of birth General Roca, Argentina[3]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[4]
Position(s) Right-back[5]
Team information
Current team
 Racing Club
Number 34
Youth career
Argentinos del Norte
Deportivo Roca
2013–2019 Estudiantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Estudiantes 17 (1)
2021 → Colon (loan) 29 (0)
2022– Racing Club 17 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:02, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Mura started his career with Estudiantes, signing in 2013 following stints with Argentinos del Norte and Deportivo Roca.[6][7][8] He was promoted to the senior set-up in March 2019 under caretaker manager Pablo Quatrocchi, who selected him to start a La Plata derby fixture in the Primera División against Gimnasia y Esgrima on 10 March; the defender played sixty-nine minutes, prior to being substituted off for Juan Ignacio Díaz.[4] On 13 February 2021, Mura joined Colon on a loan until the end of the year with a purchase option.[9]

On 13 January 2022, Mura was sold to Racing Club, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2025.[10]

International career

In January 2019, Mura represented Argentina at the South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[4] He won caps against Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil as his nation finished as runners-up.[4][11] In the previous year, Mura was called up for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament; featuring five times as they won the trophy.[7][12] He also had experience of training with the seniors, as well as being on the pre-tournament squad ahead of the 2018 South American Games.[7] Mura was selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup by Fernando Batista.[13] In the succeeding September, Mura made Batista's U23 squad for a friendly with Bolivia.[14]

Personal life

Mura's brother, Joaquín, is a fellow footballer; who also began his career in the academy of Estudiantes.[7]

Career statistics
As of 4 September 2019.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2018–19 Primera División 300040—0070
2019–20 300000—0030
Career total 600040—00100

    Honours

    Racing Club

    Argentina U23

    References
    1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
    2. "Conociendo a Facundo Mura". Estudiantes. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    3. "Facundo Mura, la sorpresa de Estudiantes para el clásico platense". TyC Sports. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    4. "Argentina - F. Mura". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    5. "Facundo Mura". World Football. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
    6. "A puro sacrificio se gana su lugar y el debut en primera está cerca". ANR. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    7. "Facundo Mura: de Roca a la selección". Río Negro. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    8. "Mura puso la firma y es jugador de Estudiante". Infocielo. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    9. Facundo Mura es nuevo refuerzo de Colón, lt9.com.ar, 13 February 2021
    10. Racing Club on Twitter: "Facundo Mura firmó su contrato que ..., twitter.com, 13 January 2022
    11. "Mura, el lateral descubierto por Malbernat que sueñacon el debut". El Día. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    12. "¿Quién es el pibe de la zona campeón con la sub-20?". LMNeuquén. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    13. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
    14. "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
    15. "Racing venció a Boca en un escandaloso final y se quedó con el Trofeo de Campeones" [Racing beat Boca in controversial ending and took Champions Trophy] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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