Facundo Conte

Facundo Conte (born 25 August 1989) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Ciudad Vóley and the Argentina national team. Conte won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Personal life
Facundo was born in Vicente López, Argentina. His father, Hugo Conte, is a former volleyball player who was part of the national team that won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He finished his secondary studies in Centro Cultural Italiano in Olivos.



Career
Conte made his debut in the Argentina national team during the U19 World Championship (4th place) in 2007, and in the senior team during the 2008 America's Cup, held in Brazil (4th place). Conte was also a part of the junior national team that won the 2008 South American Championship, defeating Brazil in the final and breaking a 26–year period without winning the tournament.

In 2009, Conte took part in his first World League, finishing 5th with Argentina. After that, he joined Zinella Bologna, where he was coached by his father, Hugo. During that year, Conte also helped Argentina finish third at the U21 World Championship, the country's best position in the history of the tournament.

In 2010, Conte participated at the World League, but this time Argentina was unsuccessful, losing all 14 games. In September of that year, Conte was selected by coach Javier Weber to participate at the World Championship.

In 2015, Conte won a gold medal in the 2015 Pan American Games.

In 2013, he signed a contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów. He won the Polish Champion title in 2014. On 8 October 2014, his team won the Polish SuperCup. In February 2015, he signed a contract with Skra until 2017. On 7 February 2016, he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. On 29 April 2016, he left the team from Bełchatów.

After competing in PlusLiga for three seasons, Conte signed a contract with Shanghai Golden Age, and played there for two seasons. In 2017, he moved to El Jaish in Qatar for the Qatar Cup and Emir Cup competitions.

Club

 * FIVB Club World Championship
 * Silver medal world centered-2.svg Betim 2019 – with Sada Cruzeiro
 * CSV South American Club Championship
 * Gold medal southamerica.svg Contagem 2020 – with Sada Cruzeiro
 * Silver medal southamerica.svg Blumenau 2024 – with Ciudad Vóley
 * CEV Challenge Cup
 * Simple gold cup.svg 2010–11 – with Lube Banca Macerata
 * Domestic
 * 2005–06 Gold medal with cup.svg Argentine Championship, with Rosario Sonder
 * 2013–14 Gold medal with cup.svg Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2014–15 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2015–16 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2016–17 Gold medal with cup.svg Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
 * 2017–18 Gold medal with cup.svg Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Golden Age
 * 2018–19 Gold medal with cup.svg Brazilian Championship, with Vôlei Taubaté
 * 2019–20 Simple gold cup.svg Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
 * 2020–21 Simple gold cup.svg Brazilian Cup, with Sada Cruzeiro
 * 2022–23 Simple gold cup.svg Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley
 * 2022–23 Gold medal with cup.svg Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley
 * 2023–24 Simple gold cup.svg Argentine Cup, with Ciudad Vóley
 * 2023–24 Gold medal with cup.svg Argentine Championship, with Ciudad Vóley

Youth national team

 * 2006 Silver medal southamerica.svg CSV U19 South American Championship
 * 2008 Gold medal southamerica.svg CSV U21 South American Championship

Individual awards

 * 2014: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
 * 2015: CEV Champions League – Best outside spiker
 * 2015: Pan American Games – Most valuable player
 * 2016: Polish Cup – Best receiver
 * 2019: FIVB Club World Championship – Best outside spiker
 * 2020: CSV South American Club Championship – Best outside hitter

Statistics

 * 2015–16 PlusLiga – Best server (44 aces)