Personal information | |||
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Full name | Facundo Ferreyra | ||
Date of birth | 14 March 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Banfield | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Banfield | 56 | (15) |
2012–2013 | Vélez Sársfield | 22 | (16) |
2013– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 40 | (19) |
2014–2015 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2011 | Argentina U-20 | 12 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2017. |
Facundo Ferreyra (born 14 March 1991), nicknamed "Chucky", is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Shakhtar Donetsk.
Ferreyra came through the youth system at his home town club of Banfield, and was promoted to the first team in the 2008–09 season. He made six appearances in that season, three as a substitute, scoring one goal. His debut goal was a header against Argentinos Juniors in a 2–2 draw on 6 December 2008.
His next first team appearances came in the 2010–11 season, when he scored six goals in 19 games, including one against Boca Juniors to secure a 1–1 draw on 4 June 2011. He was among the 15 top league goalscorers for the season. On 3 January 2011, he signed a new three-year contract with Banfield.
Following Banfield's relegation at the end of the 2011–12 Argentine Primera División season, Ferreyra was transferred to Vélez Sársfield. During his first season playing for Vélez, Ferreyra was the top goalscorer for the team in their 2012 Inicial winning campaign, scoring 13 goals in 15 games. He was also joint top scorer of the championship along Ignacio Scocco. Ferreyra also started in the 2012–13 Superfinal, in which Vélez defeated Newell's Old Boys.