Facundo Mura
# Facundo Mura

Facundo Mura (born 23 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Racing Club.

## Club career

Mura started his career with Estudiantes, signing in 2013 following stints with Argentinos del Norte and Deportivo Roca. 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. On 13 February 2021, Mura joined Colon on a loan until the end of the year with a purchase option.

On 13 January 2022, Mura was sold to Racing Club, with the player signing a deal until the end of 2025.

## International career

In January 2019, Mura represented Argentina at the South American U-20 Championship in Chile. He won caps against Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil as his nation finished as runners-up. In the previous year, Mura was called up for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament; featuring five times as they won the trophy. 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. Mura was selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup by Fernando Batista. In the succeeding September, Mura made Batista's U23 squad for a friendly with Bolivia.

## Personal life

Mura's brother, Joaquín, is a fellow footballer; who also began his career in the academy of Estudiantes.

## Career statistics

    As of 4 September 2019.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Estudiantes | 2019–20 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |

## Honours

Racing Club

* Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional: 2022

Argentina U23

* Pre-Olympic Tournament: 2020
