Kevin Mac Allister
.jpg) Mac Allister with Union SG in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2023 | Argentinos Juniors | 136 | (12) |
| 2019 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Union SG | 68 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025 | |||
Kevin Mac Allister (born 7 November 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Belgian Pro League club Union SG.
Club career
Early career
Mac Allister, like his two brothers, started his career with Argentinos Juniors.[1] His first appearance for the Argentinos first-team came on 27 February 2016, in a 4–1 defeat to Estudiantes.[2][3] Three more appearances followed in his debut season of 2016. The club was relegated in that campaign, Mac Allister subsequently made sixteen appearances in Primera B Nacional as Argentinos won the title.[2] He scored his first senior goal in March 2018 against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2] Mac Allister joined Boca Juniors on loan in January 2019.[2][4]
Union SG
On 12 July 2023, Belgian club Union SG announced the signing of Mac Allister on a three-year contract, with an option of a further year.[5] Later that year, on 5 October, he shared the pitch with his brother Alexis after the latter came on as a substitute in a Europa League group stage match against Liverpool.[6]
On 25 May 2025, Mac Allister was a member of the Union SG squad that achieved the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League, ending a 90-year title drought.[7] Two months later, on 5 July, he extended his contract with the club until 2026.[8]
International career
Mac Allister received a call-up to the Argentina U20 squad for the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador.[9] However, he missed the tournament through injury.[2][9]
Personal life
Mac Allister is of Irish descent, with his ancestry traced back to Donabate, County Dublin.[10] He has two brothers, Alexis and Francis, who are also professional footballers; Alexis is a 2022 FIFA World Cup winner.[11] They are the sons of Carlos Mac Allister and nephews of Patricio Mac Allister.[11] His cousin, Luciano Guaycochea is also a professional footballer.
As of 2024, Mac Allister was engaged to marry Tatiana Batista, daughter of former footballer and coach Fernando Batista.[12] The couple married on 14 June, 2025.
Mac Allister is named after the main protagonist of the American Christmas family comedy film Home Alone, a fact that he did not find out until he was eighteen years-old.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 August 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 136 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 159 | 14 | |||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Union SG | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 3 | 1[g] | 0 | 47 | 5 | |||
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 206 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Belgian Cup
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
Argentinos Juniors[2]
Union SG[2]
Individual
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2023
References
- ^ a b "Kevin Mac Allister profile". Argentinos Juniors. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Kevin Mac Allister profile". Soccerway. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "No es el de Mi Pobre Angelito: Kevin Mac Allister debuta en Argentinos". TyC Sports. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "¡Bienvenido, Kevin!". Boca Juniors. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Mac Allister signe pour trois saisons à l'Union" [Kevin Mac Allister signs for three seasons at Union] (in French). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 12 July 2023. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Bonn, Kyle (5 October 2023). "Liverpool vs Union Saint-Gilloise score, result, highlights as Ryan Gravenberch excels in Europa League win". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise announce Kevin Mac Allister's contract extension with hilarious Home Alone-inspired video". Tribuna.com. 6 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Kevin Mac Allister, una baja importante para el Sudamericano sub-20". Clarín. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Mac Allister, Alexis (6 December 2024). "It is Irish. I don't know why many many people think it's Scottish". The Rest Is Football – via Youtube.
- ^ a b "Triple Mac". Olé. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Lanzilotta, Nahuel (7 June 2024). "Kevin Mac Allister y un viaje increíble a la intimidad de una familia atravesada por el fútbol". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Lowy, Zach (31 January 2025). "Kevin Mac Allister: Father who named the defender after the famous Home Alone character predicts summer move to Spain or Italy after strong performances for Union St Gilloise". OneFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.