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

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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Atenas 33 (3)
2024– Nacional 1 (1)
International career
2022– Uruguay U20 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024

Club career

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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

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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

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As of 27 August 2021[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atenas 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

References

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  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
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