Washington Emilio MacEachen Vásquez (born 4 May 1992) is an Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for Argentine club

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Life and career

Emilio came through the

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at Uruguay’s most successful club, C.A. Peñarol, and was promoted to the first team in the 2010-11 Primera División season, for which he was assigned squad number 2. He made seven appearances in this season, one of which was as a substitute. His debut came in a 2-0 win against Cerro on 13 March 2011. Emilio was also a squad member for Peñarol’s 2011

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campaign, in which the club reached the final. He was an unused substitute in six 2011 Libertadores matches, including the first leg of the final against

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. On 1 February 2017,

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announced that MacEachen would be joining the club on loan for 6 months with an option to sign permanently. He made his debut on February 15 in a

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group-stage match against Chiapas Jaguar.

Career statistics

References

External links

Official Peñarol website (Spanish)
* * 1992 births Footballers from Artigas, Uruguay Living people Uruguayan people of Scottish descent Men's association football defenders Uruguayan men's footballers Peñarol players Parma Calcio 1913 players Sud América players Club Necaxa footballers Atlético San Luis footballers Alebrijes de Oaxaca players Atlante F.C. footballers Cerro Largo F.C. players Rampla Juniors players Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Deportivo Riestra players Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Primera Nacional players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{uruguay-footy-defender-1990s-stub