Washington Emilio MacEachen Vásquez (born 4 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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Life and career

Emilio came through the youth system at Uruguay’s most successful club,

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, 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 Santos of Brazil. 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 Copa MX group-stage match against Chiapas Jaguar.

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External links

Official Peñarol website (Spanish)
* * 1992 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan people of Scottish descent Footballers from Artigas Department Men's association football defenders 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 Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico {{uruguay-footy-defender-1990s-stub