Kevin Mac Allister

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Kevin Mac Allister
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 5
Youth career
Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2023 Argentinos Juniors 136 (12)
2019 → Boca Juniors (loan) 2 (0)
2023– Union SG 47 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Kevin Mac Allister (born 7 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Belgian Pro League club Union SG. He is also older brother to FIFA World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister, and younger brother to fellow footballer Francis Mac Allister.

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Club career

Early career

Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Argentinos Juniors. [1] His first appearance for the Argentinos first-team came on 27 February 2016, in a 4–1 defeat to Estudiantes. [2] [3] Three more appearances followed in his debut season of 2016. The club was relegated in that campaign, Mac Allister subsequently made sixteen appearances in Primera B Nacional as Argentinos won the title. [2] He scored his first senior goal in March 2018 against Gimnasia y Esgrima. [2] Mac Allister joined Boca Juniors on loan in January 2019. [2] [4]

Union SG

On 12 July 2023, Belgian club Union SG announced the signing of Mac Allister on a three-year contract, with an option of a further year. [5]

On 5 October, he shared the pitch with his brother Alexis after the latter came on as a substitute in a Europa League group stage match against Liverpool. [6]

International career

Mac Allister received a call-up to the Argentina U20 squad for the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador. [7] However, he missed the tournament through injury. [2] [7]

Personal life

Kevin Mac Allister is of Scottish and Irish descent. He has two brothers, Alexis and Francis, who are also professional footballers. [8] They are the sons of Carlos Mac Allister and nephews of Patricio Mac Allister. [8] Kevin's younger brother, Alexis is a 2022 FIFA World Cup winner. His cousin, Luciano Guaycochea is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2016 Argentine Primera División 4000———40
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 16000———160
2017–18 Argentine Primera División12110———131
2018–19 9010———100
2019–20 200000——30
2020 8051111 [c] 0—142
2021 32200006 [d] 0—382
2022 3351000——345
2023 20410006 [d] 0—274
Total136129111130—15914
Boca Juniors (loan) 2018–19 Argentine Primera División20————20
Union SG 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 30160—10 [e] 0—461
2024–25 17210—7 [f] 01 [g] 0262
Total47370—17010723
Career total18515161113001023317
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
  3. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Argentinos Juniors [2]

Union SG [2]

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kevin Mac Allister profile". Argentinos Juniors. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kevin Mac Allister profile". Soccerway. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "No es el de Mi Pobre Angelito: Kevin Mac Allister debuta en Argentinos". TyC Sports. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "¡Bienvenido, Kevin!". Boca Juniors. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Mac Allister signe pour trois saisons à l'Union" [Kevin Mac Allister signs for three seasons at Union] (in French). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Bonn, Kyle (5 October 2023). "Liverpool vs Union Saint-Gilloise score, result, highlights as Ryan Gravenberch excels in Europa League win". Sporting News . Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Kevin Mac Allister, una baja importante para el Sudamericano sub-20". Clarín. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Triple Mac". Olé. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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