Nicolás Marichal
{{short description|Uruguayan football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Marichal|Pérez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nicolás Marichal
| full_name = Nicolás Marichal Pérez
| image = Nicolás Marichal 2022.jpg
| caption = Marichal with Dynamo Moscow in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|03|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sarandí del Yí, Uruguay
| height = 1.85 m{{cite web|url=https://fcdm.ru/players/nicolas-marichal |title=Nicolás Marichal |language=ru |publisher=FC Dynamo Moscow |access-date=20 September 2022}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Dynamo Moscow
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Nacional de Sarandí del Yí
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Nacional
| years1 = 2021–2022
| clubs1 = Nacional
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Dynamo Moscow
| caps2 = 53
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2024
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay U23
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Uruguay
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|URU}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}
{{Medal|3rd|2024 United States|}}
| club-update = 20 April 2025
| ntupdate = 10 September 2024
}}
Nicolás Marichal Pérez (born 17 March 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Uruguay national team.{{Soccerway|648136}}
Club career
Marichal started his youth football career with Nacional de Sarandí del Yí and joined Nacional later. He made his professional debut for the club on 8 February 2021 in a 3–0 league win against River Plate Montevideo.{{cite web|title=Nacional vs. River Plate - 8 February 2021|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/08/uruguay/primera-division/club-nacional-de-football/ca-river-plate/3228336/|access-date=13 February 2021}}{{cite web|title=Debutantes de la 5a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2020|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/debutantes-de-la-5a-fecha-del-torneo-clausura-2020/|access-date=13 February 2021}}
On 30 August 2022, Marichal signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow.{{cite web|publisher=Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdm.ru/news/nikolas-marical-stal-futbolistom-dynamo|title=Николас Маричаль стал футболистом "Динамо"|date=30 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022|language=ru}} On 10 December 2024, his contract with Dynamo was extended until June 2029.{{cite web|publisher=Dynamo Moscow|url=https://fcdynamo.ru/news/dynamo-prodlilo-nikolasa-maricalia/|title=«Динамо» продлило Николаса Маричаля|date=10 December 2024|language=ru}}
International career
In January 2024, Marichal was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.{{cite web|title=Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024|url=https://auf.org.uy/lista-final-para-el-conmebol-preolimpico-2024/|language=es|date=5 January 2024|access-date=6 January 2024}} He received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team in March 2024 for friendlies against Basque Country and Ivory Coast.{{cite web|title=Jugadores convocados para la Selección Mayor - FECHA FIFA MARZO 2024|url=https://auf.org.uy/jugadores-convocados-para-la-seleccion-mayor-fecha-fifa-marzo-2024/|website=www.auf.org.uy|publisher=AUF|language=es|date=18 March 2024|access-date=26 March 2024}} He made his debut on 23 March in a 1–1 draw against Basque Country.{{cite web|title=Cómo le fue a los debutantes de Uruguay contra País Vasco|url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/13417172/seleccion-uruguaya-como-fue-debutantes-uruguay-pais-vasco-marichal-fonseca-rodriguez|language=es|date=23 March 2024|access-date=26 March 2024}}
In June 2024, Marichal was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.{{cite web|title=Uruguay presentó los 26 convocados para la Copa América, con Luis Suárez en la lista|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Uruguay-presento-los-26-convocados-para-la-Copa-America-con-Luis-Suarez-en-la-lista-uc890665|date=8 June 2024|access-date=9 June 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 20 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Nacional
|2020 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in Championship playoffs}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021
|Uruguayan Primera División |20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|Five appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2022
|Uruguayan Primera División |23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9{{efn|Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and three appearances in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final}} | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| rowspan="4"|Dynamo Moscow
|14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Russian Premier League |21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Russian Premier League |18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 0 | 20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 73 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!98 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 138 | 0 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 September 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Uruguay
|2024 | 3{{efn|Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.}} | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||3||0 |
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Honours
Nacional
- Uruguayan Primera División: 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/segunda-final-del-campeonato-uruguayo-2020/|title=Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020|date=6 April 2021|access-date=12 April 2021}} 2022{{cite web|title=Uruguayo: Nacional, con doblete de Suárez y Gigliotti, venció 4-1 a Liverpool y es campeón|url=https://www.futbol.com.uy/Deportes/Uruguayo-Nacional-con-doblete-de-Suarez-y-Gigliotti-vencio-4-1-a-Liverpool-y-es-campeon-uc836719|language=es|date=30 October 2022|access-date=6 November 2022}}
- Supercopa Uruguaya: 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/nacional-se-quedo-con-la-supercopa-uruguaya-2021/|title=Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021|date=2 May 2021|access-date=4 May 2021}}
Uruguay
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.auf.org.uy/nicolas-marichal/ Profile] at the Uruguayan Football Association website {{in lang|es}}
{{FC Dynamo Moscow squad}}
{{Uruguay squad 2024 Copa América}}
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Category:Uruguayan Primera División players
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia