Nicolás Marichal

Nicolás Marichal Pérez (born 17 March 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Uruguay national team.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marichal and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Nicolás Marichal
Marichal with Dynamo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Marichal Pérez
Date of birth (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001
Place of birth Sarandí del Yí, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Moscow
Number 18
Youth career
Nacional de Sarandí del Yí
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Nacional 45 (0)
2022– Dynamo Moscow 35 (0)
International career‡
2024 Uruguay U23 6 (0)
2024– Uruguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Club career

Marichal started his youth football career with Nacional de Sarandí del Yí and joined Nacional later. He made his professional debut for the club on 8 February 2021 in a 3–0 league win against River Plate Montevideo.[3][4]

On 30 August 2022, Marichal signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow.[5]

International career

In January 2024, Marichal was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[6] He received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team in March 2024 for friendlies against Basque Country and Ivory Coast.[7] He made his debut on 23 March in a 1–1 draw against Basque Country.[8]

In June 2024, Marichal was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 May 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional 2020 Uruguayan Primera División 20—002[lower-alpha 1]040
2021 Uruguayan Primera División 200—7[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0280
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 230009[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0330
Total 4500016040650
Dynamo Moscow 2022–23 Russian Premier League 14030——170
2023–24 Russian Premier League 210100——310
Total 350130——480
Career total 800130160401130
  1. Appearances in Championship playoffs
  2. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
  4. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final

International
As of match played 23 March 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 20241[lower-alpha 1]0
Total10
  1. Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.

Honours

Nacional

References
  1. "Nicolás Marichal" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. Nicolás Marichal at Soccerway
  3. "Nacional vs. River Plate - 8 February 2021". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "Debutantes de la 5a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. "Николас Маричаль стал футболистом "Динамо"" (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. "Jugadores convocados para la Selección Mayor - FECHA FIFA MARZO 2024". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). AUF. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. "Cómo le fue a los debutantes de Uruguay contra País Vasco" (in Spanish). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. "Uruguay presentó los 26 convocados para la Copa América, con Luis Suárez en la lista". 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. "Uruguayo: Nacional, con doblete de Suárez y Gigliotti, venció 4-1 a Liverpool y es campeón" (in Spanish). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  12. "Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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