Alexis Mac Allister – Skills of the Argentine Midfielder

Alexis Mac Allister – Skills of the Argentine Midfielder

Alexis Mac Allister (born 24 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Argentina national team. Mac Allister started his senior career with Argentinos Juniors before joining Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019. During his time at Brighton, he has spent time on loan back at Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors.

2021–22 season
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.

2022–23 season
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.

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