Fernando Gorriarán

Fernando Gorriarán Fontes (born 27 November 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Uruguay national team.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gorriarán and the second or maternal family name is Fontes.
Fernando Gorriarán
Personal information
Full name Fernando Gorriarán Fontes
Date of birth (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 UANL
Number 8
Youth career
River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013−2017 River Plate Montevideo 86 (6)
2017−2019 Ferencváros 52 (4)
2019−2022 Santos Laguna 119 (18)
2023− UANL 19 (2)
International career‡
2015 Uruguay U22 4 (1)
2021– Uruguay 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:15, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Club career

River Plate

Born in Montevideo, Gorriarán grew up in the River Plate youth team. On 2 February 2014, he made his professional debut in 1–2 home loss against Uruguayan giants Peñarol. On 14 March 2015, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away win against Nacional.

Ferencváros

On 11 June 2017, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC. He signed a four-year contract with the Budapest-based club.[2]

On 9 December 2017, he scored his first goal in the club in a 2–0 away win against Vasas.

Mexico

On 2019, he arrived to Liga MX club Santos Laguna. After several seasons with good performance, he was transferred to Tigres UANL on December, 2022.

International career

Gorriarán is a former Uruguayan youth international. He was part of under-22 team which won gold medal at 2015 Pan American Games.[3]

On 5 March 2021, Gorriarán was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.[4] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He made his senior team debut on 9 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela.[6] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 19 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2013–14 1300000130
2014–15 2110040251
2015–16 2310000231
2016 1300050180
2017 1640000164
Total8660090956
Ferencváros 2017–18 2821040332
2018–19 2425220314
Total5246260646
Career total 138106215015912

International
As of match played 11 June 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202140
202230
Total70

Honours

Ferencváros

UANL

Uruguay U22

Individual

References
  1. Fernando Gorriarán at Soccerway
  2. "FTC: szerződtették az uruguayi középpályást". Nemzeti Sport. 11 June 2017.
  3. "Uruguay campeón panamericano". 27 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. "35 futbolistas reservados para enfrentar a Argentina y Bolivia por Eliminatorias". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. "CONMEBOL suspends March World Cup qualifiers after clubs' refusal to release players". Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. "Gorriarán debuta en la selección de Uruguay con empate ante Venezuela". Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. "La Liga MX da a conocer el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2021". 2 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.


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