| Facundo Mura | |
| Fullname: | Facundo Mura[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | General Roca, Argentina[3] |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Right-back[4] |
| Currentclub: | Racing Club |
| Clubnumber: | 34 |
| Youthclubs1: | Argentinos del Norte |
| Youthclubs2: | Deportivo Roca |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Estudiantes |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Estudiantes |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Colon (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Racing Club |
| Caps3: | 75 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:05, 26 April 2024 (UTC) |
Facundo Mura (born 23 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Racing Club.[5]
Mura started his career with Estudiantes, signing in 2013 following stints with Argentinos del Norte and Deportivo Roca.[6] [7] [8] 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.[5] On 13 February 2021, Mura joined Colon on a loan until the end of the year with a purchase option.[9]
On 13 January 2022, Mura was sold to Racing Club, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2025.[10]
In January 2019, Mura represented Argentina at the South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[5] He won caps against Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil as his nation finished as runners-up.[5] [11] In the previous year, Mura was called up for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament; featuring five times as they won the trophy.[7] [12] 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.[7] Mura was selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup by Fernando Batista.[13] In the succeeding September, Mura made Batista's U23 squad for a friendly with Bolivia.[14]
Mura's brother, Joaquín, is a fellow footballer; who also began his career in the academy of Estudiantes.[7]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Racing Club
Argentina U23