Mauro Alejandro Brasil Alcaire (born 27 April 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División club Cobreloa.[1]

Mauro Brasil
Personal information
Full name Mauro Alejandro Brasil Alcaire
Date of birth (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Cobreloa
Youth career
El Tanque Sisley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 El Tanque Sisley 14 (1)
2018–2020 Peñarol 0 (0)
2018Rampla Juniors (loan) 13 (0)
2019Cerro (loan) 17 (1)
2020Cerro Largo (loan) 18 (0)
2021 Cerro Largo 11 (0)
2022 Celaya 31 (3)
2023–2024 Cerro Largo 47 (8)
2024– Cobreloa 0 (0)
International career
2018 Uruguay U20 10 (0)
2024– Uruguay A' 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Club career

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Brasil is a youth academy graduate of El Tanque Sisley. He made his professional debut on 18 September 2017 in a 1–0 defeat to Boston River.[2] He scored his first goal on 8 October 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Montevideo Wanderers.[3]

Peñarol signed Brasil ahead of the 2018 season and subsequently loaned him out to Rampla Juniors, Cerro and Cerro Largo.[4] He made his continental debut during his loan spell at Rampla, in a 4–0 Copa Sudamericana win against Peruvian side UT Cajamarca.[5]

In the second half of 2024, Brasil moved to Chile and signed with Cobreloa in the top division.[6]

International career

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In May 2024, Brasil was named in the first ever Uruguay A' national team squad.[7] He made his Uruguay A' debut on 31 May 2024 in a goalless draw against Costa Rica.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Mauro Brasil at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Boston River vs. El Tanque Sisley - 18 September 2017 - Soccerway". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "El Tanque Sisley vs. Wanderers - 8 October 2017 - Soccerway". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Mauro Brasil:"Ojalá algún día me den la oportunidad". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Rampla Juniors vs. UTC Cajamarca - 8 March 2018 - Soccerway". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ^ Echagüe, Patricio (9 July 2024). "¡Nuevo REFUERZO! Cobreloa presenta a BRASIL que viene de Uruguay". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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