Photo: Hossein Zohrevand / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Facundo Pellistri is a player I've followed with a mix of hope and impatience. A Uruguayan winger out of Peñarol's famed youth system, he arrived at Manchester United with real buzz but never quite cracked that crowded squad, which I think says more about the situation than his ability. His move to Panathinaikos in Greece feels like the right call, a place he can actually play week in and week out and rebuild momentum. What keeps my interest is his role with the Uruguay national team, where the directness and willingness to take defenders on really shows. At only twenty-four, I still believe his best football is genuinely ahead of him.
Overview
Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo peˈlistɾi]; born 20 December 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos and the Uruguay national team. Born in Montevideo, Pellistri is a graduate of Peñarol's youth system.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Facundo Pellistri
- Name (Japanese)
- ファクンド・ペリストリ
- Reading
- ふぁくんど・ぺりすとり
- Born
- December 20, 2001 (age 24)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.