 Waller playing for Uruguay U23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Facundo Federico Waller Martiarena | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Puebla | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2022 | Plaza Colonia | 79 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Nacional (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → UNAM (loan) | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Atlético San Luis | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Puebla | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Uruguay U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:15, 9 May 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Facundo Federico Waller Martiarena (born 9 April 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Puebla.[1]
Club career[edit]
A youth academy graduate of Plaza Colonia, Waller made his professional debut on 19 April 2014 in a 1–1 draw against Rocha.[2] He scored his first goal on 19 March 2017 in a 2–3 defeat against Sud América.[3]
In February 2018, Waller joined Nacional on a season long loan deal.[4] However, he couldn't play any matches for the senior team due to injuries.[5]
On 13 August 2020, Liga MX club UNAM announced the signing of Waller on a season long loan deal with option to buy.[6] In April 2021, UNAM decided not to activate his purchase option and announced his departure from the club.[7]
On 10 July 2021, Waller joined Atlético San Luis on a two-year deal.[8]
International career[edit]
Waller is a former Uruguayan youth international.[9] He was part of under-20 team squad which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and reached semi-finals of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Waller was part of under-22 team which reached semi-finals at 2019 Pan American Games.[10] Later that year, he was named in 23-man final squad for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[11]
Honours[edit]
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2019[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Facundo Waller at Soccerway
- ^ "Plaza Colonia vs. Rocha - 19 April 2014 - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Plaza Colonia vs. Sud América - 19 March 2017 - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Nacional: Se llegó a un acuerdo con Plaza Colonia y Facundo Waller va a jugar en Nacional". Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Waller: "Quiero quedarme para jugar"". 20 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Pumas se refuerza con Facundo Waller para el Guardianes 2020". Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Liga MX: Pumas thanks Facundo Waller and Juan Manuel Iturbe". 24 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "ATLÉTICO DE SAN LUIS: FACUNDO WALLER, NUEVO JUGADOR POTOSINO". 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "15 - Facundo Waller - AUF". Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Convocados para los Panamericanos de Lima 2019". 29 June 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Gustavo Ferreyra definió el plantel para el Torneo Preolímpico 2020". 29 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Equipo Ideal del Campeonato Uruguayo 2019". 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Facundo Waller at WorldFootball.net