Thiago Vecino

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vecino and the second or maternal family name is Berriel.
Thiago Vecino
Personal information
Full name Thiago Vecino Berriel
Date of birth (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vélez Sarsfield
Youth career
Covicenova del Cerro
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Nacional 45 (7)
2022–2024 Liverpool Montevideo 47 (20)
2023 → Unión Santa Fe (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Vélez Sarsfield 8 (0)
2024 → Huachipato (loan) 12 (6)
International career
2017 Uruguay U18 11 (1)
2018 Uruguay U20 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Thiago Vecino Berriel (born 25 February 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield.[1][2]

Club career

An academy graduate of Nacional, Vecino played an important part in his team's triumph at 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores. He scored three goals from five matches in the tournament, including a brace against Sport Huancayo.[3]

Vecino made his professional debut for Nacional on 17 August 2019, in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.[4] He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's only goal.[5]

In the second half of 2024, Vecino moved to Chile and joined Huachipato on loan from Vélez Sarsfield on a one-year deal.[6][7]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 16 3 — 0 0 2[a] 0 18 3
2020 25 4 — 6[b] 2 4[c] 0 35 6
2021 4 0 — 1[d] 0 0 0 5 0
Total 45 7 0 0 7 2 6 0 58 9
Liverpool Montevideo 2022 Uruguayan Primera División 33 14 1 0 1[d] 0 2[e] 1 37 15
2023 14 6 0 0 0 0 3[f] 1 17 7
Total 47 20 1 0 1 0 5 2 54 22
Unión Santa Fe (loan) 2023 Argentine Primera División 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Career total 103 27 1 0 8 2 11 2 123 31
  1. ^ One appearance each in Torneo Clausura decider and championship playoff.
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  3. ^ Two appearances in championship playoffs and one appearance each in Supercopa Uruguaya and Torneo Apertura decider.
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Copa Sudamericana.
  5. ^ One appearance and one goal in championship playoff, one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  6. ^ Appearances in championship play-offs.

Honours

Nacional

Liverpool Montevideo

Nacional U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Thiago Vecino at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Thiago Vecino". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "SPORT HUANCAYO U20 VS. NACIONAL U20 0 - 8". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Debutantes de la 5a fecha del Torneo Intermedio 2019". 22 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Nacional hizo los méritos ante River Plate, pero volvió a dejar puntos". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Thiago Vecino se despidió de Vélez Sarsfield y fue presentado en su nuevo equipo". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ González, Christian (9 August 2024). "Huachipato ficha a Thiago Vecino y da la sorpresa en el cierre del libro de pases". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2019". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Supercopa Uruguaya: Liverpool venció 1-0 a Defensor en el Viera y se consagró campeón". 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Nacional campeón de América". 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.


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