Nicolás Lodeiro
Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas loˈðejɾo]; born 21 March 1989), commonly known as Nicolás Lodeiro, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City.
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Lodeiro with Uruguay in 2015 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Orlando City SC | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Barrio Obrero | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Nacional | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Nacional | 43 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Ajax | 21 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Botafogo | 47 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Corinthians | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Boca Juniors | 30 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Seattle Sounders FC | 191 | (41) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Orlando City | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2019 | Uruguay | 60 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:42, 22 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Lodeiro has played professionally in Uruguay, the Netherlands, Brazil, Argentina, and the United States, winning the Eredivisie in both of his seasons at Ajax, and winning the domestic double in 2015 with Boca Juniors. He also won titles with Nacional and Botafogo, as well as the 2016 and 2019 MLS Cup with Seattle.
A full international since 2009, Lodeiro has earned 60 caps for Uruguay. He has taken part in two FIFA World Cups with the national side, as well as four editions of the Copa América, the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Uruguay finished fourth. He was also part of the teams which placed fourth in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and won the 2011 Copa América.