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Facundo Mansilla

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Facundo Mansilla
Personal information
Full name Zahir Facundo Mansilla[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sport Boys (on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2021 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Newell's Old Boys 50 (2)
2024–Sport Boys (loan) 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024

Zahir Facundo Mansilla (born 27 February 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Peruvian Primera División club Sport Boys on loan from Newell's Old Boys.

Career

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Born in Rosario,[1] Mansilla joined the Newell's Old Boys youth set-up in 2013.[2] He made his first-team debut on 17 May 2021 against Sarmiento in the Copa Argentina.[2] He made his league debut in a 3–2 win over Talleres de Córdoba on 17 July 2021.[1] On 4 September 2021, it was announced that Mansilla had signed a new contract with the club until December 2023,[3] and he scored the first goal of his career later that day with a volley in a 1–1 draw against Colón.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Facundo Mansilla at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Parody, Rodolfo (7 July 2021). "Newell's: Facundo Mansilla sacó ventaja para empezar de titular". La Capital (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Newell's renueva a los juveniles Nicolás Castro y Facundo Mansilla". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ Paultroni, Carlos (7 September 2021). "Newell's, Facundo Mansilla y su análisis sobre el empate con Colón". TyC Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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