Facundo Buonanotte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Facundo Valentín Buonanotte | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Pérez, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Leeds United (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2022 | Rosario Central | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Rosario Central | 32 | (4) |
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Leicester City (loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | → Chelsea (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Leeds United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Argentina U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:10, 5 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:18, 23 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Facundo Valentín Buonanotte (born 23 December 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Leeds United, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Argentina national team.
Club career
Rosario Central
Buonanotte is a product of the youth academy of Rosario Central since the age of ten. He made his professional debut as a substitute for Rosario Central against Arsenal de Sarandí on 11 February 2022.[1] In a Copa Argentina penalty shoot-out victory against Sol de Mayo on 13 May 2022, he scored the game-winning penalty.[2] The next day, on 14 May 2022, Buonanotte signed his first professional contract with Rosario Central.[3] He scored his first senior goal in a 1–0 Argentine Primera División victory against Sarmiento on 8 July 2022.[4]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 1 January 2023, Buonanotte joined the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for an estimated fee of £5.3m, with an additional £5.3m dependent on objectives being met.[5][6] He made his debut for the Seagulls on 4 February, coming on as a 75th minute substitute replacing Tariq Lamptey as Brighton went on to beat AFC Bournemouth with a 87th-minute Kaoru Mitoma goal.[7] Buonanotte made his first start for Brighton on 28 February, playing 69 minutes of the 1–0 away victory against Stoke City of the Championship with Brighton advancing to the FA Cup quarter-finals.[8] Buonanotte claimed an assist four days later, setting up Danny Welbeck's strike, the last of the game in the 4–0 home victory against West Ham United.[9] The then-18-year-old Argentine gained his first Premier League start on 26 April, where he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score in the eventual 3–1 away loss against Nottingham Forest.[10]
Loan spells
On 10 August 2024, Buonanotte went on loan to fellow Premier League club Leicester City for the 2024–25 season.[11] He made his Leicester debut on 19 August 2024 in a 1–1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur.[12] His first goal came on 31 August in a 2–1 defeat against Aston Villa.[13]
On 1 September 2025, Buonanotte joined Chelsea on a season-long loan.[14] He made his Chelsea debut on 13 September in a 2–2 home draw against Brentford. He scored his first and only Chelsea goal in a 2–1 victory over Lincoln City in the EFL Cup.[15] Buonanotte returned to Brighton on 15 January 2026,[16] and subsequently joined Leeds United on a different loan deal until the end of the season.[17]
International career
Buonanotte was called up to the Argentina national under-20 football team for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[18][19] In January 2023, he was once again called up to the national under-20 football team ahead of the 2023 South American Championship.[20]
On 3 March 2023, Buonanotte received his first call-up for the Argentina senior squad for friendly matches against Panama and Curacao.[21] He made his senior debut on 19 June in a 2–0 away victory against Indonesia.[22]
Personal life
Buonanotte was born and raised in Argentina to a family of Italian descent.[23] He holds dual citizenship of both Argentina and Italy.[23]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2022[24] | Argentine Primera División | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23[25] | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[26] | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| Total | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2024–25[27] | Premier League | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | |
| Chelsea (loan) | 2025–26[28] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Leeds United (loan) | 2025–26[28] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 16 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 22 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "En un flojo partido, Central y Arsenal no se sacaron ventajas". actualizate.ar (in Spanish). 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Facundo Buonanotte, la nueva joya de Central: "Esto es lo que siempre soñé"". Mirador Provincial (in Spanish). 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Luego de firmar contrato, habló Facundo Buonanotte: "Llegué a Central a los 10 años"". Rosario3 (in Spanish). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Facundo Buonanotte y el bautismo de gol en Central: "Fue una noche soñada"". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Facundo Buonanotte continuará su carrera en el Brighton & Hove Albion". Rosario Central (in Spanish). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Brighton agree deal for Argentinian wonder kid Facundo Buonanotte". BBC Sport. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "More Mitoma magic as Albion leave it late". Brighton & Hove Albion. 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "It's magic from Mitoma as Albion beat Liverpool again". Brighton & Hove Albion. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Irresistible Albion hand out another Hammers blow". Brighton & Hove Albion. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Albion felled by Forest". Brighton & Hove Albion. 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Leicester City loan Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton". Leicester City. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Holland, Josh (20 August 2024). "Facundo Buonanotte answers Leicester City doubt in debut but transfer concern clear". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Howarth, Matthew (31 August 2024). "Leicester City 1–2 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Facundo Buonanotte completes Chelsea loan switch". Chelsea. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Debono, Matt (23 September 2025). "Lincoln City 1-2 Chelsea: George & Buonanotte seal progress after Carabao Cup scare". Absolute Chelsea On SI. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ^ "Facundo Buonanotte returns to Brighton". Chelsea. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Fact File: Facundo Buonanotte". Leeds United. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Facundo Buonanotte, la joyita de las inferiores Canallas: "El Kily me dijo que quería contar conmigo"". RedBoing (in Spanish). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Convocados de la Sub 20 para el Torneo Maurice Revello" [Sub 20: all the information on the Maurice Revello Tournament] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Lista oficial de convocados de la Selección Sub 20 para el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Buonanotte named in Argentina senior squad". Brighton & Hove Albion. 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Facundo Buonanotte debutó en la Selección Argentina ante Indonesia". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Efecto Retegui: Italia ya apunta a más jóvenes argentinos para citar a la Azzurra & El DT Mancini tiene una lista de 16 jugadores que podrían ser seleccionados". Pagina 12 (in Spanish). 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Facundo Buonanotte in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Facundo Buonanotte in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Facundo Buonanotte in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Facundo Buonanotte in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Facundo Buonanotte in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
External links
- Facundo Buonanotte at Premier League (archived)
- Facundo Buonanotte at Soccerway
- Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 August 2025)