Facchineri was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario to an Italian family.[2] He played youth soccer with Windsor Ciociaro SC at age five.[3][4] He later played with the Windsor FC Nationals and Migichan's Vardar SC.[5] He played with the Ontario provincial team at U14 and U15 levels.[5] He then briefly joined the Toronto FC Academy.[6][7] In 2016, he was invited to join the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy, but declined the opportunity as he felt he was too young.[8] Two years later in August 2018, he then joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy.[9] He began playing with the Whitecaps U17 and U19 sides, before moving to their development side in 2019.[10] In August 2019, he began training with the Whitecaps first team.[11] In 2019, he was the Whitecaps FC BMO RESP Academy Male Player award recipient.[12]
University career
In 2022, he began attending the University of Windsor, where he played for the Windsor Lancers men's soccer team.[13] He scored his first goal on 18 September 2022 against the McMaster Marauders.[14] (His father had previously played for the Lancers as well).[15] On 25 September 2022, he scored two goals in a 9-0 victory over the Algoma Thunderbirds to help Windsor win their first game of the season.[16] In 2023, he was named an OUA West First Team All-Star.[17]
In December 2023, he was selected in the second round (ninth overall) of the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft by Valour FC.[17] In April 2024, he signed a U Sports contract with the club, allowing him to maintain his university eligibility.[32] On July 21, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a match against Atlético Ottawa.[33]
International career
He made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2016, at the age of 13, attending a U15 identification camp.[34] In 2019, he was named to the Canadian U17 team for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, where he served as team captain.[35] On 12 May, he scored the winning penalty kick in the shootout during the quarter-finals against Costa Rica U17, to earn Canada qualification for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[36] for which he was also named to the squad for.[37][38] Across, the two tournaments, he played every minute for the team in their seven matches.[39]