Francis Mac Allister
{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Francis Mac Allister
| image =
| fullname = Francis Manuel Mac Allister
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Instituto
(on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Argentinos Juniors
| years1 = 2016–2020 |clubs1 = Argentinos Juniors |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016 |clubs2 = → Boca Unidos (loan) |caps2 = 4 |goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2020–2022 |clubs3 = Talleres |caps3 = 35 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2024 |clubs4 = Rosario Central |caps4 = 36 |goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = Argentinos Juniors |caps5 = 17 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2025– |clubs6 = → Instituto (loan) |caps6 = 3 |goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 18:56, 4 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
| medaltemplates =
}}
Francis Manuel Mac Allister (born 30 October 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Instituto, on loan from Argentinos Juniors.{{cite news|title=Francis Mac Allister profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/francis-mac-allister/434077/|access-date=13 November 2017|work=Soccerway|date=13 November 2017}}
Career
Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Argentinos Juniors.{{cite news|title=Francis Mac Allister profile|url=http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/futbol/profesional/plantel/perfil/2384_francismacallister|access-date=13 November 2017|work=Argentinos Juniors|date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222513/http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/futbol/profesional/plantel/perfil/2384_francismacallister|archive-date=13 November 2017|url-status=dead}} Mac Allister's debut for the club came on 15 May 2016 in an Argentine Primera División draw with Lanús. He made a second appearance six days later, against Atlético de Rafaela, in a season which ended in relegation for Argentinos. In the following season, Mac Allister joined Boca Unidos of Primera B Nacional on loan.{{cite news|title=Boca Unidos incorporó al volante central Francis Mac Allister|url=http://www.corrientesonline.com/notix2/noticia/98755_boca-unidos-incorpora-al-volante-central-francis-mac-allister.htm|access-date=13 November 2017|work=Corrientes Online|date=1 September 2016}}{{cite news|title=Vuelve Franco Cangele|url=http://www.clubbocaunidos.com/detalle.php?p=529|access-date=13 November 2017|work=Boca Unidos|date=1 September 2016|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113221609/http://www.clubbocaunidos.com/detalle.php?p=529|url-status=dead}} His first appearance for Boca was in a 0–0 with Flandria on 8 October, prior to scoring his first goal in November versus Independiente Rivadavia. He returned to Argentinos in 2017, going on to appear sixty-seven times.
In November 2020, Mac Allister signed for fellow Primera División side Talleres.{{cite news|title=Francis Mac Allister, nuevo refuerzo de Talleres|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-primera/macallister-talleres-argentinos-refuerzo_0_EguxkOHjM.html|access-date=6 November 2020|work=Olé|date=5 November 2020}} In June 2022, Mac Allister moved to fellow league club Rosario Central.[https://blazetrends.com/francis-mac-allister-joined-rosario-central/ Francis Mac Allister joined Rosario Central], blazetrends.com, 13 June 2022
Personal life
Mac Allister is of Irish descent, with his ancestry traced back to Donabate, County Dublin.{{cite web |last=Mac Allister|first=Alexis |title=It is Irish. I don't know why many many people think it's Scottish|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVHQmipBtdw&t=55s |publisher=The Rest Is Football |via=Youtube}} He has two younger brothers, Kevin and Alexis, who are also professional footballers; Alexis is a 2022 FIFA World Cup winner with Argentina.{{cite news|title=Triple Mac|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/argentinos/triple-mac-allister-hermanos-argentinos_0_1874812593.html|access-date=13 November 2017|work=Olé|date=23 September 2017|archive-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015949/https://www.ole.com.ar/argentinos/triple-mac-allister-hermanos-argentinos_0_1874812593.html|url-status=dead}} They are the sons of Carlos Mac Allister and nephews of Patricio Mac Allister. His cousin Luciano Guaycochea is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Argentinos Juniors
|2016 |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|rowspan="4"|Primera División |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=COSU|Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=COSU}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2020–21
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | |
| Boca Unidos (loan)
|Primera B Nacional |4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Talleres
|Primera División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|francis-mac-allister/434077}}
{{Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Allister, Francis}}
Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires
Category:Argentine people of Scottish descent
Category:Argentine people of Irish descent
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Argentinos Juniors footballers
Category:Boca Unidos footballers
Category:Talleres de Córdoba footballers
Category:Rosario Central footballers