Facundo Agustín Ponzio (born 14 November 1995) is an Argentinian footballer who plays for CF Badalona in Spain, on loan from Instituto, as a forward.
Club career Born in Córdoba, Ponzio graduated from hometown Instituto's youth setup. He played his first match as a professional on 28 May 2013, aged 17, in a 2–0 home loss against Gimnasia La Plata in the Primera B Nacional.Gimnasia LP le ganó a Instituto y regresa a Primera (Gimnasia LP defeated Instituto and returns to Primera); ESPN Deportes, 28 May 2013
On 2 June Ponzio was handed his first start, and scored his side's first in a 2–3 away defeat against CA Patronato.Patronato 3–2 Instituto de Córdoba; ESPN Deportes, 2 June 2013 He renewed his link with Instituto (which sold 20% of his rights to a business company) on 26 July 2013, signing until 2016.Instituto vendió el 20 por ciento de Ponzio (Instituto sold 20 per cent of Ponzio); Día a Día, 26 July 2013
However, Ponzio was rarely played during the 2013–14 campaign, and subsequently was loaned to Spanish Segunda División B side CF Badalona on 5 September 2014.Facundo Ponzio, el darrer en arribar (Facundo Ponzio, the last to arrive); Badalona's official website, 5 September 2014
References
External links ESPN Deportes profile