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Facundo Mura

Facundo Mura

Argentine footballer

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

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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]
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    Honours

    Racing Club

    Argentina U23

    References

    1. [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. [2]
      "Conociendo a Facundo Mura". Estudiantes. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    3. [3]
      "Facundo Mura, la sorpresa de Estudiantes para el clásico platense". TyC Sports. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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      "Argentina - F. Mura". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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      "Facundo Mura". World Football. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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      "A puro sacrificio se gana su lugar y el debut en primera está cerca". ANR. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    7. [7]
      "Facundo Mura: de Roca a la selección". Río Negro. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    8. [8]
      "Mura puso la firma y es jugador de Estudiante". Infocielo. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    9. [9]
      Facundo Mura es nuevo refuerzo de Colón, lt9.com.ar, 13 February 2021
    10. [10]
      Racing Club on Twitter: "Facundo Mura firmó su contrato que ..., twitter.com, 13 January 2022
    11. [11]
      "Mura, el lateral descubierto por Malbernat que sueñacon el debut". El Día. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    12. [12]
      "¿Quién es el pibe de la zona campeón con la sub-20?". LMNeuquén. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
    13. [13]
      "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
    14. [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. [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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