Matías Vecino

Matías Vecino Falero (born 24 August 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Uruguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vecino and the second or maternal family name is Falero.
Matías Vecino
Vecino with Uruguay in 2017
Personal information
Full name Matías Vecino Falero[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991
Place of birth Canelones, Uruguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Central Español 32 (2)
2011–2013 Nacional 18 (4)
2013–2017 Fiorentina 67 (5)
2014 → Cagliari (loan) 9 (2)
2014–2015 → Empoli (loan) 36 (2)
2017–2022 Inter Milan 104 (10)
2022– Lazio 38 (4)
International career‡
2010–2011 Uruguay U20 35 (4)
2016– Uruguay 69 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:02, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Early career

Vecino started his professional career with Central Español in 2010, and switched to Nacional for the 2011–12 season.

Fiorentina

In January 2013, Vecino joined Serie A side Fiorentina by penning a four-year contract for a reported transfer fee of €2.5 million.[3] However, the transfer was delayed and became official in the next transfer window in August 2013.[4][5]

On 3 September 2013, he was not included by manager Vincenzo Montella in UEFA Europa League squad.[6]

Vecino made his competitive debut as well as his first Serie A one on 26 September 2013 in a 2–1 away defeat against Inter Milan.[7] He was used very scarcely during the first part of 2013–14 season, collecting only six appearances, only one as starter, leading the club to send him on loan at fellow Serie A side Cagliari until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[8][9][10]

Vecino spent the 2014–15 season on loan at Empoli F.C.[11][12]

In mid-2015, Vecino returned to Florence and became a member of the first team. He signed a new 5-year contract in 2016.[13][14]

Inter Milan

On 31 July 2017, Fiorentina authorized Vecino to have a medical with Inter Milan,[15] in order to complete a reported €24 million transfer.[16] The transfer was made official on 2 August, with Vecino signing a contract until June 2021.[17]

He was given squad number 11, and made his competitive debut on 20 August in the opening Serie A matchday against his former side Fiorentina, featuring full-90 minutes as Inter won 3–0.[18] Vecino scored his maiden Inter goal six days later in the next match against Roma, netting the third goal in an eventual 1–3 away win, the first win at Stadio Olimpico over Roma after nine years.[19][20]

On 20 May 2018, Vecino scored the winning goal vs Lazio, in Inter's 2–3 win, a victory which allowed the club to return to the UEFA Champions League after a six year absence.[21] On 18 September 2018, he scored an injury-time winning goal vs Tottenham Hotspur, in Inter's 2–1 win in the UEFA Champions League.[22]

Lazio

On 1 August 2022, Vecino joined Lazio on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.[23]

International career

Vecino was born in Canelones, Uruguay, to a family of Italian ancestry, with roots in the city of Campobasso, and was eligible for both national teams.[24] He has been capped by the Uruguay national under-20 football team for the 2011 South American Youth Championship and for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[25][26] He scored the goal to qualify Uruguay for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.[27] Vecino's debut for the Uruguay senior team came on 25 March 2016 against Brazil.[28]

In May 2018, he was named in Uruguay's provisional 26 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 October 2023[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Español 2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División 9000—90
2010–11 23200—232
Total 32200—322
Nacional 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División 133002[lower-alpha 1]0153
2012–13 51003[lower-alpha 2]182
Total 1840051235
Fiorentina 2013–14 Serie A 6010—70
2015–16 302107[lower-alpha 3]0382
2016–17 313207[lower-alpha 3]1404
Total 67540141856
Cagliari (loan) 2013–14 Serie A 9200—92
Empoli (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 36220—382
Inter Milan 2017–18 Serie A 29320—313
2018–19 303109[lower-alpha 4]2405
2019–20 202104[lower-alpha 5]1253
2020–21 81000081
2021–22 171204[lower-alpha 6]0231
Total 104106017312713
Lazio 2022–23 Serie A 3222010[lower-alpha 7]2444
2023–24 62002[lower-alpha 6]183
Total 38420123527
Career total 3042914048836637
  1. All appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. All appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 201691
2017100
2018121
2019101
202000
2021150
202291
202341
Total695

International goals

As of match played 28 March 2023. Uruguay score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vecino goal.[30]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 May 2016Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay3 Trinidad and Tobago3–13–1Friendly
2 12 October 2018Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea29 South Korea1–11–2
3 25 March 2019Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China33 Thailand1–04–02019 China Cup
4 2 June 2022State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States58 Mexico1–03–0Friendly
5 28 March 2023Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea67 South Korea2–12–1

Honours

Nacional

Inter Milan

References
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  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. "Vecino è già in Italia: sarà tesserato a luglio ma si allenerà con i Viola" [Vecino is already in Italy: he will be registered in July but will train with the Violas] (in Italian). fiorentina.it. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Ufficiale Fiorentina-Vecino, c'è il transfert". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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  6. Mugnaini, Massimiliano (3 September 2013). "FIORENTINA, ECCO LA LISTA UEFA: FUORI REBIC E VECINO" [FIORENTINA, HERE'S THE UEFA LIST: REBIC AND VECINO OUT]. Firenze Post (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. "Internazionale vs. Fiorentina 2 – 1". Soccerway. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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  9. "Vecino al Cagliari" [Vecino to Cagliari] (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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  13. Sullo Stesso Argomento (17 May 2016). Written at Florence. "Calciomercato Fiorentina, è ufficiale: Vecino resta fino al 2021". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). Rome. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  14. "Matias Vecino pens new five-year deal". Viola Channel (Press release). ACF Fiorentina. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  15. "Fiorentina authorise Matias Vecino to have Inter medical". Viola Channel (Press release). ACF Fiorentina. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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  18. "INTER 3-0 FIORENTINA" (Press release). Inter Milan. 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  19. "ROMA 1-3 INTER" (Press release). Inter Milan. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  20. "ROMA - INTER: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW" (Press release). Inter Milan. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  21. "Inter Milan will play in the Champions League for the first time since 2012 after a dramatic win at Lazio". BBC. 20 May 2018.
  22. "Spurs stunned by Matías Vecino's injury-time winner for Inter". The Guardian. 18 September 2018.
  23. "Comunicato 01.08.2022". www.sslazio.it (in Italian). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  24. "Fiorentina". 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  25. FIFA. "FIFA Player Statistics: Matias VECINO". Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
  26. "15 - Matías Vecino". 1 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  27. FIFA. "Uruguay end 84-year drought". 10 February 2011. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
  28. "Brazil vs. Uruguay 2 – 2". Soccerway. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  29. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com".
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