Federico Valverde
Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta (Spanish pronunciation: [feðeˈɾiko βalˈβeɾðe]; born 22 July 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Uruguay national team. Known for his pace, stamina, work rate and powerful shooting ability, he is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world. Mainly a central-midfielder, he is also able to deploy as a defensive-midfielder, a right-winger and occasionally a right-back.
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Valverde in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central-midfielder, Right-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Estudiantes de la Unión | ||
| 2008–2015 | Peñarol | ||
| 2016–2017 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Peñarol | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Real Madrid B | 30 | (3) |
| 2017– | Real Madrid | 169 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Uruguay U15 | 25 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U17 | 24 | (11) |
| 2015 | Uruguay U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 15 | (2) |
| 2017– | Uruguay | 56 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Valverde began his professional career with Peñarol in 2015, winning the Uruguayan Primera División in his first season. In 2016, he joined Real Madrid, initially playing for the club's reserve team. He made his first-team debut in 2017 and has since gone on to make over 150 appearances for the club, winning two La Liga titles, two FIFA Club World Cups, a UEFA Champions League title, a UEFA Super Cup, and the Copa del Rey.
Valverde made his international debut for Uruguay in 2017 and has since represented his country at the 2019 Copa América, the 2021 Copa América, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He has won the FIFA Club World Cup silver ball award in 2022 and was included in the La Liga team of the Season in 2023.