Nicolás Acevedo

Nicolás Acevedo
Acevedo with New York City FC in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Brian Acevedo Tabárez[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bahia
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2018 Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Liverpool Montevideo 34 (0)
2020–2024 New York City FC 67 (0)
2023–2024 → Bahia (loan) 48 (0)
2025– Bahia 52 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 17 (2)
2020 Uruguay U23 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026

Nicolás Brian Acevedo Tabárez (born 14 April 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bahia.[3]

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo, Acevedo made his professional debut on 14 October 2018 in a 2–1 win against Defensor Sporting.[4]

New York City FC

On 2 March 2020, MLS side New York City FC announced the signing of Acevedo on a permanent transfer using allocation money.[5]

Bahia

On 20 December 2022, it was announced that Acevedo would spend the entirety of 2023 on loan with Brazilian side Bahia.[6] He was permanently transferred to Bahia for an undisclosed amount following the 2024 MLS Season.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 March 2023[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool Montevideo 2018 Uruguayan Primera División 40————40
2019 300—1[a]0—1[b]0320
Total 3400010—10360
New York City FC 2020 MLS 120—1[c]0—2[d]0150
2021 240———1[e]0250
2022 310205[c]0—4[f]0420
Total 6702060—70820
Bahia (loan) 2023 Série A 0020—5[g]00070
2024 0000—0[g]00000
Bahia 2025 0000—0[g]00000
Career total 1010407050801250
  1. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ↑ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  3. 1 2 Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League.
  4. ↑ One appearance each in knockout stage of MLS is Back Tournament and MLS Cup Playoffs.
  5. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup.
  6. ↑ Three appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs, one appearance in Campeones Cup.
  7. 1 2 3 Appearances in Campeonato Baiano.

International career

Acevedo is a former Uruguay youth international. He has represented Uruguay at 2019 South American U-20 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

Personal life

Nicolás is the younger brother of Deportes Temuco forward Luis Acevedo.[9]

Honours

New York City FC

Bahia

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nicolás Acevedo". New York City FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 Nicolás Acevedo at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Liverpool vs. Defensor Sporting – 14 October 2018". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "NYCFC Permanently Acquires Nicolás Acevedo From Uruguayan Club Liverpool F.C." Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ↑ mlssoccer. "New York City FC loan Nicolás Acevedo back to Bahia | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "New York City FC Midfielder Nicolás Acevedo Joins Esporte Clube Bahia on Permanent Transfer". 16 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "16 – Nicolás Acevedo – AUF". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nicolás Acevedo – 10 Things To Know". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "2022 Campeones Cup: NYCFC beat Atlas 2–0 for club's first international trophy". 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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