Facundo Cáseres

Facundo Cáseres
Personal information
Full name Facundo Agustín Cáseres
Date of birth (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Arteaga, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Farense
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2020 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Vélez Sarsfield 3 (0)
2021–2023 → Istra 1961 (loan) 50 (4)
2023– Farense 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Facundo Agustín Cáseres (born 28 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Farense.[2]

Career

Born in Arteaga, Cáseres joined the academy of Vélez Sarsfield in 2014.[3] He was promoted into their senior set-up in early 2019, though wouldn't make an appearance on a competitive first-team teamsheet until October 2020.[3][4][5] He was an unused substitute for a Copa Sudamericana draw with Peñarol on 28 October, which preceded his senior bow arriving on 31 October in a 1–1 draw at home to Huracán in the Copa de la Liga Profesional; he started and remained for 64 minutes, before being substituted for Lucas Janson.[2][6]

In August 2021, Cáseres was introduced as a new player of the Croatian club NK Istra 1961, on a one-year loan from Vélez Sarsfield.[7] On 26 July 2022, Veléz confirmed that the loan spell had been extended with one year further.[8]

On 30 August 2023, recently promoted to Primeira Liga side Farense announced the signing of Cáseres. The duration of the contract was undisclosed.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 May 2023.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vélez Sarsfield 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Istra 1961 (loan) 2021–22 Prva HNL 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
2022–23 HNL 33 2 2 0 — — 35 2
Total 50 4 3 0 — — 53 4
Farense 2023–24 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 53 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 56 4

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ^ "Facundo Cáseres". World Football. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Argentina - F. Cáseres". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "FACU CÁSERES, NUEVA FIRMA". Vélez Sarsfield. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ "¡GOLAZO! Facundo Cáseres la colgó de un ángulo y puso el 1-0 de Vélez". ESPN. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Los suplentes de Estudiantes también perdieron por 1-0 ante el Fortín". El Día. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ^ "TUVO SU DEBUT". Vélez Sarsfield. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ Novi dan, novo pojačanje u Puli: Facundo Cáseres predstavljen je kao novi Istrin nogometaš at Telesport
  8. ^ Sigue en Croacia, velez.com.ar, 26 July 2022
  9. ^ "Já aterrou um novo "Leão de Faro"!" [A new "Lion of Faro" has landed!] (in European Portuguese). SC Farense. 30 August 2023.