Thiago Vecino
 Vecino with O'Higgins in 2026. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Vecino Berriel | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | O'Higgins | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Covicenova del Cerro | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Nacional | 45 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Liverpool Montevideo | 47 | (20) |
| 2023 | → Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Vélez Sarsfield | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Huachipato (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Pari Nizhny Novgorod (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2026– | O'Higgins | 14 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Uruguay U18 | 11 | (1) |
| 2018 | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 | |||
Thiago Vecino Berriel (born 25 February 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean club O'Higgins.[1][2] He also holds Italian citizenship.
Club career
An academy graduate of Nacional, Vecino played an important part in his team's triumph at 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores. He scored three goals from five matches in the tournament, including a brace against Sport Huancayo.[3]
Vecino made his professional debut for Nacional on 17 August 2019, in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.[4] He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's only goal.[5]
In the second half of 2024, Vecino moved to Chile and joined Huachipato on loan from Vélez Sarsfield on a one-year deal.[6][7]
On 4 February 2025, Vecino moved on loan to Pari Nizhny Novgorod in Russia until the end of 2025, with an option to buy.[8] On 1 December 2025, Vecino left Pari Nizhny Novgorod as his loan expired.[9]
Ended his contract with Vélez Sarsfield, Vecino returned to Chile and joined O'Higgins on 24 January 2026.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 November 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 16 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 25 | 4 | — | 6[b] | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 9 | ||
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 37 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[f] | 1 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Total | 47 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 22 | ||
| Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Huachipato (loan) | 2024 | Chilean Primera División | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 14 | 6 | |
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod (loan) | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 139 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 168 | 39 | ||
- ↑ One appearance each in Torneo Clausura decider and championship playoff.
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
- ↑ Two appearances in championship playoffs and one appearance each in Supercopa Uruguaya and Torneo Apertura decider.
- 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in championship playoff, one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
- ↑ Appearances in championship play-offs.
- ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs
Honours
Nacional
Liverpool Montevideo
Nacional U20
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2022[16]
References
- 1 2 Thiago Vecino at Soccerway
- ↑ "Thiago Vecino". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ "SPORT HUANCAYO U20 VS. NACIONAL U20 0 - 8". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ "Debutantes de la 5a fecha del Torneo Intermedio 2019". 22 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "Nacional hizo los méritos ante River Plate, pero volvió a dejar puntos". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ↑ "Thiago Vecino se despidió de Vélez Sarsfield y fue presentado en su nuevo equipo". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ González, Christian (9 August 2024). "Huachipato ficha a Thiago Vecino y da la sorpresa en el cierre del libro de pases". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "«Пари НН» арендовал Тьяго Весино" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 4 February 2025.
- ↑ "Тиаго Весино покидает "Пари НН"" [Thiago Vecino leaves Pari NN] (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "O'Higgins anunció a Thiago Vecino como su nuevo refuerzo". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2019". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ "Supercopa Uruguaya: Liverpool venció 1-0 a Defensor en el Viera y se consagró campeón". 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "Nacional campeón de América". 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Felipe Carballo obtuvo el premio de mejor jugador del Campeonato Uruguayo 2022". 16 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
- Thiago Vecino at WorldFootball.net
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