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]
Piquerez with Palmeiras in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
On 31 July 2021, Brazilian club Palmeiras announced the signing of Piquerez on a permanent deal until 31 December 2025.[2]
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]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Defensor
Peñarol
Palmeiras
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