Francis Mac Allister

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Francis Mac Allister
Personal information
Full name Francis Manuel Mac Allister
Date of birth (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Instituto
(on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
Number 14
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Argentinos Juniors 48 (1)
2016Boca Unidos (loan) 4 (1)
2020–2022 Talleres 35 (0)
2022–2024 Rosario Central 36 (1)
2024– Argentinos Juniors 17 (0)
2025–Instituto (loan) 22 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:06, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

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. [1]

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Career

Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Argentinos Juniors. [2] Mac Allister's debut for the club came on 15 May 2016 in an Argentine Primera División draw with Lanús. [1] He made a second appearance six days later, against Atlético de Rafaela, in a season which ended in relegation for Argentinos. [1] In the following season, Mac Allister joined Boca Unidos of Primera B Nacional on loan. [3] [4] 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. [1] He returned to Argentinos in 2017, going on to appear sixty-seven times. [1]

In November 2020, Mac Allister signed for fellow Primera División side Talleres. [1] [5] In June 2022, Mac Allister moved to fellow league club Rosario Central. [6]

Personal life

Mac Allister is of predominantly Irish descent, [7] with his ancestry traced back to Donabate, County Dublin. [8] He also has some Italian ancestry through his maternal grandmother, whose roots trace back to Belmonte del Sannio, Isernia. [9]

Mac Allister's two younger brothers, Kevin and Alexis, are also professional footballers; Alexis is a 2022 FIFA World Cup winner with Argentina. [10] They are the sons of Carlos Mac Allister and nephews of Patricio Mac Allister. [10] His cousin Luciano Guaycochea is also a professional footballer. [11]

Career statistics

As of 6 November 2020 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2016 Primera División 20000020
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 00000000
2017–18 Primera División1700000170
2018–19 7010703 [a] 000180
2019–20 21130104 [a] 000291
2020–21 100000000010
Total48140807000671
Boca Unidos (loan) 2016–17 Primera B Nacional41000041
Talleres 2020–21 Primera División000000000000
Career total52140807000711
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Argentinos Juniors [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Francis Mac Allister profile". Soccerway. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. "Francis Mac Allister profile". Argentinos Juniors. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. "Boca Unidos incorporó al volante central Francis Mac Allister". Corrientes Online. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. "Vuelve Franco Cangele". Boca Unidos. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. "Francis Mac Allister, nuevo refuerzo de Talleres". Olé. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. Francis Mac Allister joined Rosario Central, blazetrends.com, 13 June 2022
  7. Mac Allister, Alexis. "It is Irish. I don't know why many many people think it's Scottish". The Rest Is Football via Youtube.
  8. Harrington, Eoin (8 June 2023). "Alexis Mac Allister Can Trace His Irish Ancestry To A Cottage In Donabate". Balls.ie. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. "Mac Allister, molisano campione del mondo con l'Argentina". Primonumero (in Italian). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Triple Mac". Olé. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. "Argentina's World Cup winner Mac Allister's cousin is a proud man in Perak".