Facundo Pumpido

Facundo Pumpido
Personal information
Full name	Facundo Pumpido
Date of birth	21 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Olivos, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Temperley
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Tigre
2009–2010	Independiente Rivadavia
2011	Huracán Tres Arroyos
2012–2016	Acassuso
2015	→ San Martín San Juan (loan)
2016	→ Racing Santander (loan)
2016–2017	Nueva Chicago
2017–2018	Brown de Adrogué
2018–2019	Deportivo Morón
2019–2020	Guillermo Brown
2020–2021	Comunicaciones
2021–	Temperley
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Facundo Pumpido (born 21 October 1988) is an Argentinian footballer who plays for Temperley as a forward.

Club career

Born in Olivos, Buenos Aires, Pumpido did not appear for any youth setups due to his studying responsibilities. His first senior club was Tigre, in Primera División.

Pumpido made his professional debut on 16 May 2009, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Luna in a 2–1 home win against Colón; it was his maiden appearance for the club. He subsequently moved to Primera B Nacional side Independiente Rivadavia, scoring his first professional goal while at the club.

In 2011 Pumpido joined Huracán de Tres Arroyos in Torneo Argentino A, after being rarely used. On 5 January of the following year he agreed to a contract at Acassuso in Primera B Metropolitana,^[1] being a regular starter during his time at the club.

On 24 January 2015 Pumpido was loaned to San Martín de San Juan in the top tier, for one year.^[2] On 7 January of the following year he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a six-month deal with Spanish Segunda División B side Racing de Santander.^[3]

Personal life

Pumpido's uncle, Nery was also a footballer: a goalkeeper, he was an international with Argentina on more than 30 occasions.^[4]

References

^ "Llegó el tercero" [The third one arrived] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "Facundo Pumpido y Cristian Canuhé, los nuevos refuerzos de San Martín" [Facundo Pumpido and Cristian Canuhé, the new additions of San Martín] (in Spanish). Diario Huarpe. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "Facundo Pumpido se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing" [Facundo Pumpido joins Racing's squad] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
^ "Tiene apellido y piel de gallina" [He has a chicken nickname and skin] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

External links

Facundo Pumpido at ESPN FC
Facundo Pumpido at BDFutbol
Facundo Pumpido at Soccerway
Facundo Pumpido at FBref.com
Facundo Pumpido at Soccerway
Facundo Pumpido at WorldFootball.net

[1] "Llegó el tercero" [The third one arrived] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[2] "Facundo Pumpido y Cristian Canuhé, los nuevos refuerzos de San Martín" [Facundo Pumpido and Cristian Canuhé, the new additions of San Martín] (in Spanish). Diario Huarpe. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[3] "Facundo Pumpido se incorpora a la plantilla del Racing" [Facundo Pumpido joins Racing's squad] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

[4] "Tiene apellido y piel de gallina" [He has a chicken nickname and skin] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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