Facundo Federico Waller Martiarena (born 9 April 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.[1]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Facundo Federico Waller Martiarena | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlético San Luis | |||||||||||||||
Number | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Plaza Colonia | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2014–2022 | Plaza Colonia | 79 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2018 | → Nacional (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → UNAM (loan) | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 32 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Atlético San Luis | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 27 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020 | Uruguay U23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:25, 27 July 2022 (UTC) |
A youth academy graduate of Plaza Colonia, Waller made his professional debut on 19 April 2014 in a 1–1 draw against Rocha.[2] He scored his first goal on 19 March 2017 in a 2–3 defeat against Sud América.[3]
In February 2018, Waller joined Nacional on a season long loan deal.[4] However, he couldn't play any matches for the senior team due to injuries.[5]
On 13 August 2020, Liga MX club UNAM announced the signing of Waller on a season long loan deal with option to buy.[6] In April 2021, UNAM decided not to activate his purchase option and announced his departure from the club.[7]
On 10 July 2021, Waller joined Atlético San Luis on a two-year deal.[8]
Waller is a former Uruguayan youth international.[9] He was part of under-20 team squad which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and reached semi-finals of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Waller was part of under-22 team which reached semi-finals at 2019 Pan American Games.[10] Later that year, he was named in 23-man final squad for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[11]
Atlético San Luis – current squad | |
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