Thiago Vecino Berriel (born 25 February 1999) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Pari Nizhny Novgorod, on loan from

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club

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Club career

An academy graduate of

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, Vecino played an important part in his team's triumph at

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. He scored three goals from five matches in the tournament, including a brace against

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. Vecino made his professional debut for Nacional on 17 August 2019, in a 1–1 draw against

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. He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's only goal. In the second half of 2024, Vecino moved to Chile and joined

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on loan from

on a one-year deal. On 4 February 2025, Vecino moved on loan to Pari Nizhny Novgorod in Russia until the end of 2025, with an option to buy.

Career statistics

Honours

Nacional *

Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , , local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, football league in Uruguay organized b ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

Liverpool Montevideo *

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Supercopa Uruguaya The Supercopa Uruguaya (''Uruguayan Supercup'') is an annual one-match football official competition in Uruguay organised by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) which is played between the Primera División champions and the Torneo Intermedio ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Nacional U20 *

U-20 Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Under-20 Libertadores ( Portuguese and Spanish: CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub 20) is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL leagues. It was created by Manuel Burga Seoane and the Peruvian ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Individual *

Team of the Year:

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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* 1999 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football forwards Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Club Nacional de Football players Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Huachipato FC footballers FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Russian Premier League players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Russia 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1990s-stub