Maximiliano Falcón

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Maximiliano Falcón
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Joel Falcón Picart
Date of birth (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Colo-Colo
Number 37
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Rentistas 32 (3)
2020– Colo-Colo 52 (3)
International career
2016 Uruguay U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2022

Maximiliano Joel Falcón Picart (born 1 May 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo.[1]

Club career[edit]

A former youth academy player of Nacional, Falcón joined Rentistas in 2019. He made his professional debut for the club on 11 May 2019, coming on as an early substitute in a 1–0 home victory over Cerrito.[2]

International career[edit]

Falcón is a former Uruguay youth international and have played for under-20 team in few friendlies. On 5 March 2021, he was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.[3] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played on 21 March 2021.[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rentistas 2019 Uruguayan Segunda División 17 1 4[a] 0 21 1
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 15 2 1[b] 0 16 2
Total 32 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 37 3
Colo-Colo 2020 Chilean Primera División 17 1 1 0 1[c] 0 19 1
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 49 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 56 4
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs.
  2. ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  3. ^ Appearance in relegation play-off.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Rentistas
Colo-Colo

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Maximiliano Falcón at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Rentistas vs. Cerrito – 11 May 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ "35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players". Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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