Facundo Mura (born 23 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Racing Club.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 23)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | General Roca, Argentina[2] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[4] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos del Norte | |||
| Deportivo Roca | |||
| 2013–2019 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Estudiantes | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Colon (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2022– | Racing Club | 17 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:02, 18 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Mura started his career with Estudiantes, signing in 2013 following stints with Argentinos del Norte and Deportivo Roca.[5][6][7] 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.[3] On 13 February 2021, Mura joined Colon on a loan until the end of the year with a purchase option.[8]
On 13 January 2022, Mura was sold to Racing Club, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2025.[9]
In January 2019, Mura represented Argentina at the South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[3] He won caps against Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil as his nation finished as runners-up.[3][10] In the previous year, Mura was called up for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament; featuring five times as they won the trophy.[6][11] 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.[6] Mura was selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup by Fernando Batista.[12] In the succeeding September, Mura made Batista's U23 squad for a friendly with Bolivia.[13]
Mura's brother, Joaquín, is a fellow footballer; who also began his career in the academy of Estudiantes.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Argentina U23
Racing Club de Avellaneda – current squad | |
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