Joaquín Piquerez

Uruguayan footballer (born 1998)

Joaquín Piquerez
Piquerez with Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Piquerez Moreira
Date of birth (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 22
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Defensor Sporting 25 (0)
2019–2020 River Plate Montevideo 20 (2)
2020–2021 Peñarol 37 (0)
2021– Palmeiras 107 (5)
International career‡
2014–2015 Uruguay U17 17 (0)
2019 Uruguay U22 4 (0)
2020 Uruguay U23 9 (0)
2021– Uruguay 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Joaquín Piquerez Moreira (born 24 August 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras and the Uruguay national team. Primarily a left-back, he can also play as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

On 31 July 2021, Brazilian club Palmeiras announced the signing of Piquerez on a permanent deal until 31 December 2025.[2]

International career

Piquerez is a former Uruguayan youth international.[3] He was part of national team squads at 2015 South American U-17 Championship and 2019 Pan American Games.[4] In December 2019, he was called up to under-23 national team for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[5]

Piquerez received maiden call-up to senior team on 28 May 2021 for FIFA World Cup qualification matches. However, he got injured the following day and was replaced by Camilo Cándido.[6] He made his senior team debut on 2 September 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Peru.[7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2021 7 0
2022 0 0
2023 6 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Club

Defensor

Peñarol

Palmeiras

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Joaquín Piquerez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "PALMEIRAS ACERTA CONTRATAÇÃO DO LATERAL URUGUAIO JOAQUÍN PIQUEREZ". 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "19 - Joaquín Piquerez". Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Datos del plantel panamericano de Uruguay". 29 June 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Gustavo Ferreyra definió el plantel para el Torneo Preolímpico 2020". 29 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Camilo Cándido convocado". 30 May 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Joaquín Piquerez estuvo a centímetros de redondear un debut increíble". 3 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ^ https://archive.today/20221122034705/https://revistaesquinas.casperlibero.edu.br/esportes/agora-e-olho-no-olho-cerimonia-do-trofeu-mesa-redonda-esta-de-volta-ao-presencial-confira-os-premiados/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ Teixeira, Gabriel Amaral (11 December 2023). "Palmeiras domina seleção do Troféu Mesa Redonda, e Suárez é eleito o craque da temporada". Gazeta Esportiva (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.

External links

  • Joaquín Piquerez at WorldFootball.net
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