Facundo Krüger

Facundo Krüger
Personal information
Full name Facundo Nicolás Krüger
Date of birth (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Barracas Central
(on loan from Temperley)
Number 18
Youth career
2012–2015 Arsenal de Sarandí
2015–2016 Deportivo Camioneros [es]
2016–2017 Tristán Suárez
2018 Cañuelas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Cañuelas 66 (14)
2021 → Deportes Valdivia (loan) 10 (0)
2023 → Temperley (loan) 27 (5)
2024– Temperley 19 (1)
2024– → Barracas Central (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2024

Facundo Nicolás Krüger (born 5 June 2000) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Barracas Central, on loan from Temperley.

Club career

Born in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Krüger was with Arsenal de Sarandí, Deportivo Camioneros [es] and Tristán Suárez before joining Cañuelas in February 2018. In November of the same year, he made his debut with the first team against Deportivo Armenio under Roberto Sosa.[2][3]

He scored the goal with which Cañuelas won the 2019 Apertura of the Primera C.[4] He also was a member of the squad that got promotion to the Primera B Metropolitana in the 2020 Transición of the Primera C.[2][3]

In March 2021, he was loaned out to Chilean club Deportes Valdivia.[5][6]

In the 2023 season, he was loaned out to Temperley with an option to buy.[7] After his loan ended, he was permanently transferred to Temperley on a deal for three years.[8][9][10]

On 29 June 2024, he joined Barracas Central on loan.[11]

Personal life

As a youth player of Tristán Suárez in 2016, he suffered a serious car accident and a trimalleolar fracture. He returned to play in 2018.[2][3]

His father, Héctor Peteco Krüger, played for Cañuelas at the end of the 1990s.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Facundo Krüger". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "De no poder caminar más al gol del título". Olé (in Spanish). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Folgueira, Matías (6 March 2022). "Krüger, sus goles y una historia de superación". El Ciudadano De Cañuelas (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Cañuelas C quedó con el Apertura". Olé (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Facundo Krüger lleva sus goles al fútbol de Chile". nacpopcanuelas.com (in Spanish). 17 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Tres refuerzos para el Torreón, pese a la presión financiera". Diario de Valdivia (in Spanish). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Temperley sumó a Facundo Krüger como un nuevo refuerzo". Diario Conurbano (in Spanish). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  8. ^ Pedernera, Jonatan (25 December 2023). "Un desperdicio: Cañuelas FC perdió 21 millones de pesos por Krüger". El Ciudadano De Cañuelas (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Facundo Krüger seguirá en Temperley: por cuánto renovó su contrato". La Unión de Lomas (in Spanish). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ^ "La "felicidad" de Facundo Krüger de estar en Temperley". La Unión de Lomas (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Refuerzo en ataque - Barracas Central | sitio Oficial". BarracasCentral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.