| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 November 1997 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2023 | Argentinos Juniors | 136 | (12) |
| 2019 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Union SG | 52 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 | |||
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.
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]
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]
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]
Kevin Mac Allister is of Irish descent. [8] He has two brothers, Alexis and Francis, who are also professional footballers. [9] They are the sons of Carlos Mac Allister and nephews of Patricio Mac Allister. [9] Kevin's younger brother, Alexis is a 2022 FIFA World Cup winner. His cousin, Luciano Guaycochea is also a professional footballer.
As of 2024 he was engaged to marry Tatiana Batista, daughter of former footballer and coach Fernando Batista. [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [d] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [d] | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 136 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 159 | 14 | |||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Union SG | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 10 [e] | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 [f] | 1 | 1 [g] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 190 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 18 | ||
Argentinos Juniors [2]
Union SG [2]
Individual