Alexis Mac Allister

At 25 years old, Alexis Mac Allister has this physical status:

Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Club Social y Deportivo Parque before joining Argentinos Juniors' youth setup. He made his professional debut on 30 October 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Iván Colman in a 0–0 Primera B Nacional home draw against Central Córdoba.

Mac Allister scored his first professional goal on 10 March 2017, netting in a 2–1 away loss against Instituto. He contributed with three goals in 23 appearances during his first senior campaign, as his side achieved promotion to Primera División as champions. He made his debut in the latter category on 9 September, starting in a 2–1 loss at Patronato.

On 25 November 2017, Mac Allister and his two brothers played all together for the first time, in a 1–0 loss at San Lorenzo; Alexis and Francis were starters, while Kevin came in as a substitute. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 5 March 2018, netting the opener in a 2–0 home defeat of Boca Juniors.

On 24 January 2019, Mac Allister signed for English Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

As part of the Brighton deal, Mac Allister was loaned back to Argentinos Juniors for the remainder of the 2018–19 Premier League season.

In June 2019, Boca Juniors completed the loan signing of Mac Allister; linking him up with brother Kevin, who had joined the club on loan six months prior. Mac Allister netted on his Boca debut, scoring the club's only goal in the first leg of a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen victory over Athletico Paranaense on 25 July. On 5 August, Mac Allister played his first league game for Boca as he came on as a substitute in a 2–0 away victory against Patronato.

He made his debut for the club as an 80th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 7 March 2020. This match proved to be Brighton's last until the Premier League restart in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mac Allister played his first home game for Brighton where he came on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Arsenal on 20 June. He made his first start for Brighton three days later, in a 0–0 draw away against Leicester City, playing 58 minutes before being substituted.

Mac Allister scored his first Brighton goal on 17 September 2020, netting in a header in a 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup. He scored again six days later, this goal also coming in the EFL Cup where Brighton claimed a 2–0 away victory over Preston. On 18 October, Mac Allister scored his first Premier League goal scoring a 90th minute leveller in a 1–1 away draw against bitter rivals Crystal Palace.

Mac Allister scored the winner and his second ever Premier League goal as Brighton fought back from a goal behind to beat Burnley 2–1 at Turf Moor on 14 August in the opening game of the 2021–22 season. He supplied assists to both of Aaron Connolly's goals on 22 September, in the 2–0 home victory over Swansea City in the EFL Cup third round. He later went off injured. Mac Allister scored his second goal of the season on 23 October, scoring an 81st-minute penalty in a 4–1 home defeat at Falmer Stadium. He scored his first brace in a 3–2 away win over Everton on 2 January 2022, putting Brighton 1–0 up in the 3rd minute, and putting them 3–1 up in the 71st with an excellent finish from the edge of the box. Mac Allister provided Adam Webster's headed equaliser from a corner in the 1–1 home draw against European champions Chelsea on 18 January.

In the opening game of the season against Manchester United, Mac Allister scored an own goal in a 2–1 victory that saw Brighton claim their first ever win at Old Trafford. Two weeks later, he found the right net, scoring from the penalty spot in the 2–0 away win over West Ham, and scored another penalty in a 2-1 defeat at Fulham. Mac Allister scored a brace including a third penalty in four games after having a goal ruled out by VAR in the 5–2 home win over Leicester.

On 24 October, Mac Allister signed a brand new contract, committing him to Brighton until at least June of 2025.

International career

Soon after debuting for Argentinos, Mac Allister received a call-up from Claudio Úbeda for the Argentina under-20s. He was selected for the senior team for the first time in August 2019, ahead of friendlies in the United States in September versus Chile and Mexico. His international bow arrived in the match with Chile at the Los Angeles Coliseum on 5 September.

On 1 July 2021, Mac Allister was named in the Argentinean Olympic squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, taking place in 2021 due to the previous year's postponement as a result of coronavirus. He played in Argentina's opening game against Australia starting the match, playing 78 minutes of the eventual 2–0 defeat at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on 22 July. He started the next two group games, a 1–0 victory over Egypt on the 25 July again being played in the Sapporo Dome and a 1–1 draw with Spain on the 28 July at the Saitman Stadium in Midori-ku, Saitama. Argentina were eliminated finishing third in their group on goal difference.

Mac Allister was recalled to the Argentina national team's senior squad in January 2022, after two-and-a-half years since his first two caps. However, he tested positive for Covid-19 and missed Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier away win over Chile. He eventually made his first appearance for the national side for almost three years where he started in the 3–0 home win over Venezuela on 25 March. Five days later, in the draw with Ecuador he was forced off with after being a victim of a knee-high challenge and due to the subsequent injury he was sent back to Brighton ahead of their next fixture. On 1 June, Mac Allister was an unused substitute as Argentina beat Italy in the 2022 Finalissima held at Wembley Stadium.

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