Joaquín Lavega
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Lavega Colzada
Date of birth (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 River Plate Montevideo
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– River Plate Montevideo 48 (2)
International career‡
2019 Uruguay U15 17 (2)
2022– Uruguay U20 5 (1)
2023– Uruguay U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Joaquín Lavega Colzada (born 3 February 2005) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate Montevideo.

Club career

Lavega is a youth academy graduate of River Plate Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 30 May 2021 in a goalless draw against Deportivo Maldonado.[1]

In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[2]

International career

Lavega is a current Uruguayan youth national team player.[3] He was part of Uruguay squad at 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[4]

On 15 August 2021, Uruguay under-17 team coach Diego Demarco named Lavega in 20-man squad for 2021 U-18 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament.[5] On 28 September 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]

Career statistics

As of 29 September 2022[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate Montevideo 2021 Uruguayan Primera División 40——40
2022 171202[lower-alpha 1]1212
Career total 2112021252
  1. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.

References

  1. ↑ "Debutantes en Primera División de mayo 2021". 4 June 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "21 - Joaquín Lavega". 22 November 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Plantel sub-15 confirmado para el Sudamericano". 29 October 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Confirmado el plantel sub-17 para viajar a L'Alcudia". 15 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lista definida para los Juegos Panamericanos 2023" (in Spanish). AUF. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Joaquín Lavega at Soccerway
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