Alexis Mac Allister (born 24 December 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Argentina national team. Mac Allister started his senior career with

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in 2016, winning the 2016-17 Argentine Second Division in his debut season. He joined

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in 2019 but was immediately loaned back to them until the end of the season and later to

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

, where he won the 2019–20 Primera División. Returning from the loan the following season, Mac Allister had his breakthrough year for Brighton, becoming a key player for the team, before moving to Liverpool in June 2023, where he won the

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and the

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titles. Mac Allister represented Argentina at under-23 level, winning the

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and playing at the

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. He made his senior international debut in 2019 and was part of the Argentina squads that won the

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and

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Early and personal life

Alexis Mac Allister was born on 24 December 1998 in

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. Mac Allister's older brothers

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and

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are also footballers. They are the sons of

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and nephews of

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, both retired footballers. Mac Allister is the cousin of footballer

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. Mac Allister is of Irish descent, tracing his ancestry to

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, in

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, Ireland. He is also of

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descent through his maternal grandmother. On 20 March 2025, Mac Allister's girlfriend Ailen Cova announced her pregnancy with their first child.

Club career

Argentinos Juniors

Like his two brothers, Mac Allister started his career with Club Social y Deportivo Parque before joining

' youth setup. He made his first-team debut on 30 October 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Iván Colman in a 0–0

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home draw against Central Córdoba. Mac Allister scored his first

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on 10 March 2017, in a 2–1 away loss against Instituto. He contributed with three goals in 23 appearances during his first senior campaign, as his team achieved

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to Primera División as champions. He made his debut in the latter category on 9 September, starting in a 2–1 loss at Patronato. On 25 November 2017, Mac Allister and his two brothers all played together for the first time in a 1–0 loss at

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; Alexis and Francis were starters, while Kevin came on as a substitute. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 5 March 2018, with the opener in a 2–0 home win over

Brighton & Hove Albion

2019–2020: Loans back to Argentina

On 24 January 2019, Mac Allister signed for

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club

on a four-and-a-half-year contract. As part of the deal, Mac Allister was loaned back to Argentinos Juniors for the remainder of the 2018–19 Premier League season. In June 2019, Boca Juniors completed the loan signing of Mac Allister, linking him up with brother Kevin, who had joined the club on loan six months prior. Mac Allister scored on his Boca debut, with the team's only goal in the first leg of a

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round of sixteen victory over

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on 25 July. On 5 August, Mac Allister played his first league game for Boca as he came on as a substitute in a 2–0 away victory against Patronato. His loan at Boca was brought to an early end by Brighton on 31 January 2020.

2020–2022: Breakthrough and emergence

Mac Allister made his debut for Brighton as an 80th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw away to

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on 7 March 2020. This match proved to be Brighton's last until the Premier League restart in June due to the

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. Mac Allister played his first home game for Brighton where he came on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over

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on 20 June. He made his first start for Brighton three days later, in a 0–0 draw away against

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, playing 58 minutes before being substituted. Mac Allister scored his first Brighton goal on 17 September 2020, with in a header in a 4–0 home victory over

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in the

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. He scored again six days later, this goal also coming in the EFL Cup where Brighton claimed a 2–0 away victory over

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. On 18 October, Mac Allister scored his first Premier League goal, a 90th-minute leveller, in a 1–1 away draw against bitter rivals

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. Mac Allister scored the winner and his second-ever Premier League goal as Brighton fought back from a goal behind to beat

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2–1 away on 14 August in the opening game of the 2021–22 season. He supplied assists to both of Aaron Connolly's goals on 22 September, in the 2–0 home victory over

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in the EFL Cup third round. He later went off injured. Mac Allister scored his second goal of the season on 23 October, with an 81st-minute penalty in a 4–1 home defeat to

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. He scored his first

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in a 3–2 away win over Everton on 2 January 2022, putting Brighton 1–0 up in the third minute, and putting them 3–1 up in the 71st with a shot from the edge of the

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. Mac Allister provided Adam Webster's headed equaliser from a corner in a 1–1 home draw against the European champions, Chelsea, on 18 January.

2022–2023: Club talisman and European qualification

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In Brighton's opening game of the 2022–23 season against Manchester United, Mac Allister scored an own goal in a 2–1 victory that saw Brighton claim their first ever win at

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. Two weeks later, Mac Allister scored from the penalty spot in the 2–0 away win over

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, and scored another penalty in a 2–1 defeat at

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. Mac Allister scored a brace including a third penalty in four games after having a goal ruled out by VAR in a 5–2 home win over Leicester City. On 24 October, Mac Allister signed a new contract, committing him to Brighton until at least June 2025, with an option for an additional year. Mac Allister returned after his World Cup victory on 4 January 2023 in a 4–1 away victory over Everton, where he came on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. On 7 January, he scored a brace in a 5–1 away win over

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team

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in the third round of the

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. On 14 January, his first return to Brighton's

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since the World Cup, Mac Allister wore his winner's medal as he walked out onto the pitch ahead of the match against

. Brighton went on to win the match 3–0. On 23 April, Brighton were eliminated from the

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in a 7–6

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defeat to Manchester United. On 4 May, Mac Allister scored a 99th-minute penalty against Manchester United to win the game for Brighton. After the end of the 2022–23 season, in which Brighton finished 6th and qualified for the

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and in which he was Brighton's top scorer with 10 goals, Mac Allister was heavily linked with a transfer to Liverpool. On 1 June, Mac Allister was voted as Brighton player of the season by users of

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. He was shortlisted in the

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award for the season, coming in 10th after receiving 12 points in ranked voting.

Liverpool

2023–2024 season

On 8 June 2023, Mac Allister signed for fellow Premier League club Liverpool on a five-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee, reported to be an initial £35 million and a total of £55 million including add-on fees. On 13 August, he made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea in the Premier League. On 19 August, during a home match against

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, Mac Allister received a

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for a foul on

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which was criticised by analysts, opposition manager and fans. On 21 August, Liverpool announced their appeal and on 22 August the decision was successfully rescinded. On 24 September 2023, Mac Allister provided his first competitive assist for Liverpool with a long clipped ball for

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in a 3–1 victory against

. On 5 October, he shared the pitch with his brother Kevin after the former came on as a substitute in the 46th minute in a Europa League group stage match against

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. Mac Allister scored his first goal for Liverpool on 3 December in a 4–3 win over

, with a shot 30 yards from the goal. The goal was voted the

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for December, and later Liverpool's Goal of the Season for 2023–24. On 25 February, Mac Allister started in the EFL Cup final and was substituted in the 87th minute before overtime in the 1–0 win over Chelsea. He was named Liverpool's Player of the Month for March with key contributions across competitions. On his time under manager

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's final season, Mac Allister added "I played as a lone five olding midfielder I was much more defensive than anything else. We were used to being very direct and perhaps played more long balls."

2024–2025 season

During the 2024–25 season, Mac Allister became a consistent starting midfielder under new manager

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. He made his

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debut on 17 September, starting in a 3–1 away win against

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and scored his first goal in the competition against

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on 2 October. On 27 November, Mac Allister scored the first goal and was named

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in a 2–0 win over

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, which was Liverpool's first victory against the Spanish club in 15 years. On 26 December, Mac Allister provided two assists for

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and Curtis Jones as his side came from behind to beat

3–1 in the

. On 27 April 2025, Mac Allister scored Liverpool's second goal in a 5–1 win over

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that secured the club's second Premier League title and 20th overall English league title. He was later voted the

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and Liverpool's Player of the Month for April. During a mid-season interview, Slot added "My thought process is that Gravenberch">Ryan_Gravenberch.html" ;"title="ac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch">Gravenberchare incredible [deep-lying midfielders in a 4–2–3–1 formation]. They're important to me but they're especially important to our attackers." On 20 June 2025, it was announced that Mac Allister was one of six nominees for the PFA Players' Player of the Year alongside teammate

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International career

Youth career, senior debut, and 2020 Summer Olympics

Soon after debuting for Argentinos, Mac Allister received a call-up from

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for the Argentina under-20s. He was selected for the senior team for the first time in August 2019, ahead of friendlies in the United States in September versus

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and

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. His international bow arrived in the match with Chile at the

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on 5 September. On 1 July 2021, Mac Allister was named in the Argentine Olympic squad for the

in Tokyo, taking place in 2021 due to the previous year's postponement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He played in Argentina's opening game against

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starting the match, playing 78 minutes of a 2–0 defeat at the

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in Sapporo on 22 July. He started the next two group games, a 1–0 victory over

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on 25 July again being played in the Sapporo Dome and a 1–1 draw with

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on 28 July at the

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. Argentina were eliminated finishing third in their group on goal difference.

Recall into senior squad, World Cup winner and tournament successes

Mac Allister was recalled to the Argentina national team's senior squad in January 2022 after two and a half years since his first two caps. However, he tested positive for

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and missed Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Chile. He eventually made his first appearance for the national team for almost three years when he started in the 3–0 home win over

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on 25 March. Five days later, in the draw with

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he was forced off injured after being the victim of a knee-high challenge. Due to the subsequent injury, he was returned to Brighton ahead of their next fixture. On 1 June, Mac Allister was an unused substitute as Argentina beat

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3–0 in the

held at

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. On 11 November, Mac Allister was named in Argentina's 26-man squad for the

. In the last group game against

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on 30 November, he scored his first international goal to open the score line in an eventual 2–0 win, seeing Argentina through to the round of 16 as group winners. He was named Man of the Match. After Argentina made the

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, Mac Allister started the match against defending champions

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where he assisted

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's goal to make the score 2–0. In the second half of extra time, Mac Allister was substituted before Argentina won the competition following a penalty shoot-out. In June 2024, Mac Allister was called up to represent Argentina at the

. He played in all but one of their matches and recorded two assists as they went on to win the tournament, defeating

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1–0 in the

and earning Mac Allister his third senior international trophy in as many years.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mac Allister goal''

Honours

Argentinos Juniors *

: 2016–17 Boca Juniors * Primera División: 2019–20 Liverpool *

: 2024–25 *

: 2023–24; runner-up: 2024–25 Argentina U23 *

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Individual *

: December 2023 *

: April 2025 *

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: December 2023, April 2024, April 2025 * ''The Athletic'' Premier League Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

External links

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at the Liverpool F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Allister, Alexis 1998 births Living people Footballers from Santa Rosa, La Pampa Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentinos Juniors footballers Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Boca Juniors footballers Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Premier League players Olympic footballers for Argentina Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Argentina men's international footballers 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2024 Copa América players FIFA World Cup–winning players Copa América–winning players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Argentine expatriate sportspeople in England Argentine people of Irish descent Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent

Alexis Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946– ...

21st-century Argentine sportsmen