Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Ciudad Vóley and the Argentina national team. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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Facundo Conte
Conte in 2014
Personal information
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 34) Vicente López, Argentina
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Spike	355 cm (140 in)
Block	324 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Ciudad Vóley
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2016 2016–2018 2017 2018–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 2022– Rosario Sonder GEBA Pallavolo Catania Zinella Volley Volley Lube Umbria Volley Gabeca Pallavolo Dynamo Krasnodar Skra Bełchatów Shanghai Golden Age El Jaish Funvic Taubaté Sada Cruzeiro Warta Zawiercie Ciudad Vóley
National team
2008–  Argentina
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 2023 Santiago CSV South American Championship 2023 Recife 2011 Brazil

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Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player who was part of the national team that won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.^[1] He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.

Facundo's first participation with the Argentine national volleyball team took place during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007. He debuted at the senior level during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place).^[2] Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament.^[3]

In 2009, Conte played his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that participation, the player joined Italian team Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father Hugo.^[4] During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.^[5]

In 2010, Conte participated at the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate at the World Championship.

In 2015, Conte won a gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.

In 2013, he signed a contract with Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the title of the Polish Champion in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup.^[6] In February 2015, he signed a new two–year contract with Skra until 2017.^[7] On 7 February 2016, alongside Skra, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left team from Bełchatów.^[8]

After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, playing for two seasons. In 2017, he was transferred to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.^[9]