Facundo Mura
Argentine footballer
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Facundo Mura (born 23 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.[4]
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Mura at the White House in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Mura[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | General Roca, Argentina[3] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Right-back[5] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos del Norte | |||
| Deportivo Roca | |||
| 2013–2019 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Estudiantes | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Colón (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Racing Club | 110 | (10) |
| 2026– | Inter Miami | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:45, 17 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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.[4] On 13 February 2021, Mura joined Colon on a loan until the end of the year with a purchase option.[9] In the final of the 2021 league cup, he gives the assist to Aliendro for the first goal in a 3-0 win over Racing that gives Colón its first first-division title[10]
On 13 January 2022, Mura was sold to Racing Club, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2025.[11]
International career
In January 2019, Mura represented Argentina at the South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[4] He won caps against Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil as his nation finished as runners-up.[4][12] In the previous year, Mura was called up for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament; featuring five times as they won the trophy.[7][13] 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.[14] In the succeeding September, Mura made Batista's U23 squad for a friendly with Bolivia.[15]
Personal life
Mura's brother, Joaquín, is a fellow footballer; who also began his career in the academy of Estudiantes.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 4 September 2019.[4]
| 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 | |||
Honours
Racing Club
- Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2022[16]
- Copa Sudamericana: 2024
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2025
Argentina U23