Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches (born 15 February 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-winger or left midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-winger, left midfielder[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Puebla | 83 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Toluca | 55 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sporting CP | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Uruguay | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAraújo is a youth academy graduate of Montevideo Wanderers. He made his professional debut for the club on 11 March 2018 in a 2–1 league win against Montevideo City Torque.[6]
At the end of December 2019 it was confirmed, Araújo had signed a deal until the end of 2023 with Liga MX club Puebla.[7]
On 27 August 2024, Araújo joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on a five-year contract.[8] On 5 November 2024, Araújo scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City in a 4-1 victory.[9]
International career
editAs a youth international, Araújo has represented Uruguay at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 Pan American Games and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[10]
On 21 October 2022, Araújo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[11] In June 2023, he received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[12] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[13]
Personal life
editAraújo is the elder brother of professional footballer César Araújo.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2018 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Puebla | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga MX | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga MX | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 83 | 8 | |||||
| Toluca | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[b] | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 11 | |||
| Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Career total | 178 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 191 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araújo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Cuba |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 23 June 2024 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States |  Panama |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2024 Copa América |
| 3 | 27 June 2024 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Bolivia |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2024 Copa América |
Honours
editUruguay
- Copa América third place: 2024[15]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Maximiliano Araújo". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Maximiliano Araújo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Maximiliano Araújo at Soccerway
- ^ "6 - Maximiliano Araújo". Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Debutante de la 6a fecha". 16 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ El uruguayo Maximiliano Araujo reforzará la defensa de Puebla, mediotiempo.com, 27 December 2019
- ^ "Maxi Araújo, nuevo jugador del Sporting de Lisboa" (in Spanish). 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Sporting CP vs Man City: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League phase". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "6 - Maximiliano Araújo". 16 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Selección: Bielsa eligió a Matías Viña como capitán en un equipo con muchos debutantes". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Maxi Araújo, y el sueño de compartir con su hermano César en la Celeste" (in Spanish). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)