Exequiel Mereles

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Exequiel Mereles
Personal information
Full name Exequiel Mereles de la Quintana
Date of birth (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth San Carlos, Uruguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Nacional
Number 17
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Atenas 33 (3)
2024– Nacional 3 (1)
International career
2022–2024 Uruguay U20 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2024

Exequiel Mereles de la Quintana (born 16 September 2005) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nacional.

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Club career

Mereles is a youth academy graduate of Atenas. On 16 June 2021, Mereles made his professional debut for the club when Atenas manager Diego Forlán brought him on as a 81st-minute substitute for Gervasio Olivera in a 2–1 league defeat to Danubio. [1]

Mereles joined Nacional in March 2024. [2]

International career

Mereles is a Uruguay youth international. In October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2022 South American Games. [3]

Career statistics

As of 27 August 2021 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atenas 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 300030
Career total30000030

References

  1. "DANUBIO VS. ATENAS 2 - 1" . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. "El juvenil que fichó Nacional en silencio y se metió en el último lugar de la lista de Copa Libertadores: ya jugó en Primera y selecciones uruguayas". 10 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. "Juegos Odesur: Marcelo Broli confirmó los 18 futbolistas que representarán a Uruguay" (in Spanish). 1 October 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. Exequiel Mereles at Soccerway