Francis Manuel Mac Allister (born 30 October 1995) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Instituto, on loan from

Argentinos Juniors Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was reco ...

Career

Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with

. Mac Allister's debut for the club came on 15 May 2016 in an

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draw with

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. He made a second appearance six days later, against

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that com ...

, in a season which ended in relegation for Argentinos. In the following season, Mac Allister joined

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on loan. His first appearance for Boca was in a 0–0 with Flandria on 8 October, prior to scoring his first goal in November versus

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. 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. In June 2022, Mac Allister moved to fellow league club

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Personal life

Mac Allister is of Irish descent, with his ancestry traced back to

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. He has two younger brothers,

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and

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, who are also professional footballers; Alexis is a

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winner with

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. They are the sons of

Carlos Mac Allister Carlos Javier Mac Allister (born 5 March 1968) is an Argentine politician and former footballer. A left-back, he played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club during his career. He also won three international caps for the Argen ...

and nephews of

Patricio Mac Allister Carlos Patricio Mac Allister (born 20 March 1966) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Argentina, Mexico and Japan. Career Born in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Mac Allister began playing football with loca ...

. His cousin

Luciano Guaycochea Luciano Guaycochea (born 24 April 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. Club career Career in Turkey Guaycochea has scored his first professional goal while playing in Turk ...

is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

;Argentinos Juniors *

: 2016–17

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Allister, Francis 1995 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Scottish descent Argentine people of Irish descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Argentinos Juniors footballers Boca Unidos footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Rosario Central footballers Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers

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21st-century Argentine sportsmen