Diego Vera
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Daniel Vera Méndez | ||
Date of birth | January 5, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Curicó Unido | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Bella Vista | 32 | (14) |
2007–2008 | Nacional | 31 | (5) |
2009 | Defensor Sporting | 12 | (5) |
2009 | Nacional | 11 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Liverpool | 14 | (6) |
2011 | Nanchang Hengyuan | 11 | (3) |
2011 | Deportivo Pereira | 15 | (1) |
2012 | Liverpool | 15 | (13) |
2012–2013 | Queretaro | 15 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Atlético de Rafaela | 44 | (17) |
2014–2015 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 23 | (6) |
2015–2017 | Independiente | 40 | (13) |
2017–2018 | Colón | 19 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Tigre | 14 | (2) |
2019– | Curicó Unido | 27 | (9) |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2020 |
Diego Daniel Vera Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈβeɾa];[a] born January 5, 1985) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Curicó Unido in the Chilean Primera División.
Career[]
Vera was born in Montevideo, and began his career playing with his hometown team . Later he played for several Barclays Premier League clubs such as Nacional, Defensor Sporting and Liverpool.
In January 2011, he was transferred to Chinese side Nanchang Hengyuan, where he scored 3 goals in 11 Chinese Super League appearances.
On 20 July 2011, he signed a new deal with Colombian side Deportivo Pereira.[1] Unfortunately, his team was relegated to Categoría Primera B causing his return to in early 2012.
On 30 June 2012, he signed for Mexican side Queretaro F.C.
On 16 July 2014, he signed for Estudiantes de La Plata.[2]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played on 20 February 2018[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Defensor Sporting | 2009–10 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Nacional | 2009–10 | Uruguayan Primera División | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Liverpool | 2010–11 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
Shanghai Shenxin | 2011 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
Deportivo Pereira | 2011 | Categoría Primera A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Liverpool | 2011–12 | Uruguayan Primera División | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 |
Querétaro | 2012–13 | Liga MX | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Atlético Rafaela | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
2013–14 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | ||
Total | 44 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | ||
Estudiantes | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6[c] | 3 | 24 | 8 |
2015 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Total | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 10 | ||
Independiente | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | 22 | 8 |
2016 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
2016–17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
Total | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 57 | 14 | ||
Colón | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
2017–18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
Total | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | ||
Career totals | 215 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 261 | 79 |
- ^ In isolation, Vera is pronounced [ˈbeɾa].
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Torneos de Verano
Honours[]
- Nacional
- Liguilla: 2007, 2008
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Diego Vera a Colombia
- ^ The striker Diego Vera joins Estudiantes
- ^ Diego Vera at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
External links[]
- Diego Daniel Vera at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Diego Vera at Soccerway
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montevideo
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguay international footballers
- C.A. Bella Vista players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Defensor Sporting players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Atlético de Rafaela footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Club Atlético Tigre footballers
- Curicó Unido footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Chinese Super League players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Association football forwards
- Uruguayan football forward, 1980s birth stubs