Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈkundo roŋˈkaɣlja]; Italian: [roŋˈkaʎʎa]; born 10 February 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Sarmiento. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Sebastián Roncaglia[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chajarí, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarmiento | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Boca Juniors | 88 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Espanyol (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Fiorentina | 67 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Genoa (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Celta | 64 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Valencia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Osasuna | 33 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Aris Limassol | 17 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Boca Juniors | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sarmiento | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Argentina | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:55, 26 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Chajarí, Entre Ríos Province of Italian descent,[2] 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,[3] 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.[4]
Roncaglia left Boca in July 2012 as a free agent,[5] 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).[6] He joined ACF Fiorentina in Italy immediately after,[7] 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.[8]
On 12 July 2016, Roncaglia returned to Spanish football after agreeing to a four-year deal with RC Celta de Vigo.[9] 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.[10]
On 31 January 2019, Roncaglia was loaned to Valencia CF until June.[11] 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.[12]
International career
editRoncaglia made his debut for Argentina on 15 November 2013, playing 63 minutes in a 0–0 friendly draw in Ecuador.[13] He was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América[14] and started in the team's opening fixture, a 2–2 draw against Paraguay in La Serena.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 May 2019[16]
| 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
editBoca Juniors
- Argentine Primera División: 2008 Apertura, 2011 Apertura, 2022[16]
- Copa Argentina: 2011–12
- Supercopa Argentina: 2022
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2008
Estudiantes
- Argentine Primera División: 2010 Apertura[16]
Valencia
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2013–14[16]
Argentina
- Copa América runner-up: 2015, 2016[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roncaglia". Diario AS. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Roncaglia ha già in mente l'obiettivo per la sua Fiorentina: "Vogliamo un posto in Europa. E battere la Juve"" [Roncaglia with sights set on goal for his Fiorentina: "We want to reach Europe. And beat Juve"] (in Italian). Goal. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Boca: Confirmado, Facundo Roncaglia se va cedido al Espanyol" [Boca: Confirmed, Facundo Roncaglia loaned to Espanyol] (in Spanish). Goal. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Con Rorro y el Torito" [With Rorro and Torito]. Olé (in Spanish). 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Roncaglia y una renovación que se complica cada día más" [Roncaglia and an increasingly difficult renewal] (in Spanish). Muy Boca. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "La final sigue abierta" [Still an open final]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Roncaglia alla Fiorentina? Il difensore anticipa l'annuncio ufficiale: "Ho firmato per quattro anni"" [Roncaglia to Fiorentina? Defender beats official announcement: "I have signed for four years"] (in Italian). Goal. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Genoa, dalla Fiorentina arriva Roncaglia" [Genoa, Roncaglia arrives from Fiorentina] (in Italian). Rai Sport. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Celta strenghten [sic] its defense signing Argentinian international Facundo Roncaglia". Celta Vigo. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Wallace, Sam (11 May 2017). "Man Utd 1 Celta Vigo 1 (2–1 on agg): United dice with danger but cling on to make it through to the final". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Official Statement | Facundo Roncaglia". Valencia CF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Osasuna refuerza su defensa con Roncaglia" [Osasuna bolster defence with Roncaglia] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Argentina, without Messi, held by Ecuador". Eurosport. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Gerardo Martino confirmó la lista de 23 convocados y mantuvo a Casco para la Copa América" [Gerardo Martino confirmed list of 23 selected and kept Casco for the Copa América]. La Nación (in Spanish). 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Argentina 2–2 Paraguay". BBC Sport. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "F. Roncaglia". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
External links
edit- Facundo Roncaglia at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Facundo Roncaglia at BDFutbol
- Facundo Roncaglia at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Facundo Roncaglia at National-Football-Teams.com