Facundo Roncaglia

Facundo Roncaglia
Personal information
Full name Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia
Date of birth (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Chajarí, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 2
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Boca Juniors 88 (6)
2009–2010Espanyol (loan) 21 (0)
2010–2011Estudiantes (loan) 25 (0)
2012–2016 Fiorentina 67 (4)
2014–2015Genoa (loan) 32 (0)
2016–2019 Celta 64 (2)
2019Valencia (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2021 Osasuna 33 (2)
2021–2022 Aris Limassol 17 (0)
2022– Boca Juniors 21 (0)
International career
2013–2017 Argentina 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo roŋˈkaɣlja]; Italian: [roŋˈkaʎʎa]; born 10 February 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back.

Club career

Born in Chajarí, Entre Ríos Province of Italian descent, Roncaglia made his professional debut with Boca Juniors, his first Primera División match being on 21 October 2007 in a 1–1 draw against Estudiantes de La Plata. He helped the capital team win the 2008 Apertura.

On 27 July 2009, Roncaglia signed with La Liga side RCD Espanyol on loan, being part of a squad that also featured five compatriots – including manager Mauricio Pochettino and former Boca teammate Juan Forlín. He returned to his previous team at the end of the season, only to make an immediate move to Estudiantes on loan.

Roncaglia left Boca in July 2012 as a free agent, having scored in the first leg of the 2012 Copa Libertadores final against Sport Club Corinthians Paulista late in the previous month (1–1 home draw, 3–1 aggregate loss). He joined ACF Fiorentina in Italy immediately after, going on to appear in an average of 22 Serie A matches during his spell and also being loaned to fellow league club Genoa CFC.

On 12 July 2016, Roncaglia returned to Spanish football after agreeing to a four-year deal with RC Celta de Vigo. On 11 May 2017, he headed home in a 1–1 away draw against Manchester United in the second leg of the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, but was also sent off following a spat with Eric Bailly and his team was ousted 2–1 on aggregate.

On 31 January 2019, Roncaglia was loaned to Valencia CF until June. On 8 August, after returning from loan, he signed a one-year contract with fellow top-tier club CA Osasuna for a fee of 250,000.

International career

Roncaglia made his debut for Argentina on 15 November 2013, playing 63 minutes in a 0–0 friendly draw in Ecuador. He was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América and started in the team's opening fixture, a 2–2 draw against Paraguay in La Serena.

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2008–09 Argentine Primera División 22 2 0 0 10 0 32 2
2011–12 Argentine Primera División 31 2 4 1 11 1 46 4
Total 53 4 4 1 21 1 78 6
Espanyol (loan) 2009–10 La Liga 21 0 2 0 6 0 29 0
Estudiantes (loan) 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 25 0 0 0 9 0 34 0
Fiorentina 2012–13 Serie A 24 3 2 0 0 0 26 3
2013–14 Serie A 13 3 2 0 10 0 25 3
2015–16 Serie A 30 1 0 0 3 0 33 1
Total 67 4 4 0 13 0 84 7
Genoa (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 32 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Celta 2016–17 La Liga 31 2 7 0 9 1 47 3
2017–18 La Liga 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
2018–19 La Liga 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
Total 64 2 9 0 9 1 82 3
Valencia (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 7 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
Career total 269 13 20 1 61 2 350 16

Honours

Boca Juniors

Estudiantes

Valencia

Fiorentina

Argentina


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