Facundo Callejo Explained

Facundo Callejo
Fullname:Facundo Julián Callejo
Birth Date:2 July 1992
Birth Place:Tandil, Argentina
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Aucas
Youthclubs1:Santamarina
Youthyears2:2010–2013
Youthclubs2:Colón
Years1:2013–2017
Clubs1:Colón
Caps1:12
Goals1:1
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)
Caps2:21
Goals2:9
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Liga de Loja (loan)
Caps3:17
Goals3:5
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Patronato (loan)
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Santamarina (loan)
Caps5:25
Goals5:2
Years6:2018
Clubs6:Carabobo
Caps6:8
Goals6:1
Years7:2018–2019
Clubs7:Gimnasia y Esgrima
Caps7:14
Goals7:0
Years8:2019–2020
Clubs8:All Boys
Caps8:12
Goals8:1
Years9:2020–2021
Years10:2021–
Clubs10:Temperley
Caps10:25
Goals10:2
Club-Update:15:10, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

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]

Career

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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Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[10] League CupContinental[11] Other[12] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colón2012–13Argentine Primera División1000000010
2013–1410000010
2014Primera B Nacional71210092
2015Argentine Primera División30003[13] 1[14] 61
201600000000
2016–1700000000
2017–180000000000
Total121210031173
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)2013–14Primera B Nacional2190000219
Liga de Loja (loan)2015Serie A1750000175
Patronato (loan)2016Argentine Primera División10000010
2016–1700100010
Total10100020
Santamarina (loan)2016–17Primera B Nacional2521000262
Carabobo2018Venezuelan Primera División8100000081
Gimnasia y Esgrima2018–19Primera B Nacional0000000000
Career total84184100319120

Notes and References

  1. News: Facundo Callejo profile. 29 January 2018. Soccerway. 29 January 2018.
  2. News: Facundo Callejo: "Este grupo supo salir al frente". 29 January 2018. Mundo Ascenso. 9 June 2014.
  3. News: Liga de Loja anuncia el fichaje de Callejo. 29 January 2018. El Litoral. 12 January 2015.
  4. News: Callejo es jugador de Patronato. 29 January 2018. El Eco. 11 February 2016.
  5. News: Facundo Callejo firmó y posó con la aurinegra. 29 January 2018. El Eco. 4 September 2016.
  6. News: Facundo Callejo profile. 29 January 2018. BDFA. 29 January 2018.
  7. News: Facundo Callejo, desequilibrio y entrega al servicio del granate. 29 January 2018. Carabobo FC. 16 January 2018.
  8. News: Facundo Callejo es el nuevo jugador del Carabobo FC. 29 January 2018. ACN. 17 January 2018.
  9. News: Limousin, Callejo y Freire, flamantes refuerzos del lobo. 29 June 2018. Jujuy al Momento. 22 June 2018.
  10. Includes the Copa Argentina and Copa Venezuela
  11. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  12. Includes the Argentine Primera División play-offs
  13. Three appearances in 2015 Argentine Primera División play-offs
  14. One goal in 2015 Argentine Primera División play-offs