About Nicolás Lodeiro
Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas loˈðejɾo]; born 21 March 1989) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. 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 Sounders, and the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League. In 2025, Lodeiro returned to Uruguay to play for his first professional club, Nacional, and retired a year later. Lodeiro was called up the Uruguay national team in 2009 and earned 60 caps through to 2019. He took 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. Four years later, at the age of 18, Lodeiro made his debut for the Nacional first team against Fénix on 19 August 2007. Later on in the year he also scored his first senior goal and it was clear to see that in Lodeiro, there was a new star in the making.
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