Nicolás Lodeiro
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Lodeiro with Houston Dynamo in 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Nacional | |||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Barrio Obrero | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Nacional | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Nacional | 43 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Ajax | 21 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Botafogo | 47 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Corinthians | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Boca Juniors | 30 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Seattle Sounders | 191 | (41) | |||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Orlando City | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Houston Dynamo | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Nacional | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Uruguay U20 | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2019 | Uruguay | 60 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:49, 2 March 2026 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Marcelo Nicolás Lodeiro Benítez (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas loˈðejɾo]; born 21 March 1989), commonly known as Nicolás Lodeiro, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional.
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.
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.