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]

Facundo Callejo
Personal information
Full name Facundo Julián Callejo
Date of birth (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 32)
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)
2014Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 21 (9)
2015Liga de Loja (loan) 17 (5)
2016Patronato (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2017Santamarina (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

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Callejo 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

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As of 29 June 2018.[1]
Club statistics
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
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa Venezuela
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Includes the Argentine Primera División play-offs
  4. ^ Three appearances in 2015 Argentine Primera División play-offs
  5. ^ One goal in 2015 Argentine Primera División play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Facundo Callejo profile". Soccerway. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Facundo Callejo: "Este grupo supo salir al frente"". Mundo Ascenso. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Liga de Loja anuncia el fichaje de Callejo". El Litoral. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Callejo es jugador de Patronato". El Eco. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Facundo Callejo firmó y posó con la aurinegra". El Eco. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Facundo Callejo profile". BDFA. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Facundo Callejo, desequilibrio y entrega al servicio del granate". Carabobo FC. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Facundo Callejo es el nuevo jugador del Carabobo FC". ACN. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Limousin, Callejo y Freire, flamantes refuerzos del lobo". Jujuy al Momento. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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