| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Manuel Mac Allister | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Instituto (on loan from Argentinos Juniors) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Argentinos Juniors | 48 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Boca 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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Boca Unidos (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Talleres | 2020–21 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||