Facundo Julián Callejo (born 2 July 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie A side S.D. Aucas.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Julián Callejo | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tandil, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aucas | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santamarina | |||
| 2010–2013 | Colón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Colón | 12 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 21 | (9) |
| 2015 | → Liga de Loja (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Patronato (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Santamarina (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2018 | Carabobo | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | All Boys | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Pannafpliakos | ||
| 2021–2022 | Temperley | 41 | (6) |
| 2023 | C.S.D. Macará | 16 | (6) |
| 2024 | CA Nacional Potosí | 12 | (4) |
| 2024– | S.D. Aucas | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 6 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCallejo had youth spells with Santamarina and Colón, he made the step into first-team football with Colón where he scored two goals in fifteen matches for them between 2013 and 2017; his debut came on 27 April 2013 in an Argentine Primera División win at home to Arsenal de Sarandí.[1] During his time with Colón, Callejo spent time out on loan on four occasions.[1] In January 2014, Callejo joined Gimnasia y Esgrima in Primera B Nacional.[2] He played twenty-one times with the club and scored nine goals, including the first of his professional career in March versus Villa San Carlos.[1]
After returning to Colón in June 2014, Callejo joined Liga de Loja of the Ecuadorian Serie A in January 2015.[3] He scored on his Liga de Loja debut on 31 January, scoring in a 1–1 vs. Barcelona.[1] Four more goals in a total of seventeen games followed.[1] 2016 saw Callejo join Argentine Primera División side Patronato on a temporary basis, but he returned to Colón at the start of 2016–17 after only two matches.[1][4] For the rest of 2016–17, Callejo signed for Santamarina of Primera B Nacional.[5] He played twenty-five games and netted two goals vs. Independiente Rivadavia and Juventud Unida respectively.[1][6]
On 16 January 2018, Callejo joined Venezuelan Primera División side Carabobo on a contract until December 2018.[7][8] However, six months later, following one goal in eight Carabobo appearances, Callejo returned to Argentina to rejoin former loan club Gimnasia y Esgrima.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of 29 June 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[d] | 1[e] | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | ||
| Liga de Loja (loan) | 2015 | Serie A | 17 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Patronato (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Santamarina (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Carabobo | 2018 | Venezuelan Primera División | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 84 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 20 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa Venezuela
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Includes the Argentine Primera División play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in 2015 Argentine Primera División play-offs
- ^ One goal in 2015 Argentine Primera División play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Facundo Callejo profile". Soccerway. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Facundo Callejo: "Este grupo supo salir al frente"". Mundo Ascenso. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Liga de Loja anuncia el fichaje de Callejo". El Litoral. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Callejo es jugador de Patronato". El Eco. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Facundo Callejo firmó y posó con la aurinegra". El Eco. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Facundo Callejo profile". BDFA. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Facundo Callejo, desequilibrio y entrega al servicio del granate". Carabobo FC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Facundo Callejo es el nuevo jugador del Carabobo FC". ACN. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Limousin, Callejo y Freire, flamantes refuerzos del lobo". Jujuy al Momento. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
External links
edit- Facundo Callejo at Soccerway