Nicolás Acevedo

Nicolás Acevedo
Acevedo with New York City FC in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Brian Acevedo Tabárez[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bahia
(on loan from New York City FC)
Number 26
Youth career
2011–2018 Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Liverpool Montevideo 34 (0)
2020–2024 New York City FC 67 (0)
2023–2024Bahia (loan) 54 (0)
2025– Bahia 0 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 17 (2)
2020 Uruguay U23 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:33, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Nicolás Brian Acevedo Tabárez (born 14 April 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bahia.[3]

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo, Acevedo made his professional debut on 14 October 2018 in a 2–1 win against Defensor Sporting.[4]

On 2 March 2020, MLS side New York City FC announced the signing of Acevedo on a permanent transfer using allocation money.[5]

On 20 December 2022, it was announced that Acevedo would spend the entirety of 2023 on loan with Brazilian side Bahia.[6] He was permanently transferred to Bahia for an undisclosed amount following the 2024 MLS Season.[7]

International career

Acevedo is a former Uruguay youth international. He has represented Uruguay at 2019 South American U-20 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

Personal life

Nicolás is the younger brother of Rentistas forward Luis Acevedo.[9]

Honours

New York City FC

Bahia

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 March 2023[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool Montevideo 2018 Uruguayan Primera División 4 0 4 0
2019 30 0 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 32 0
Total 34 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 36 0
New York City FC 2020 MLS 12 0 1[c] 0 2[d] 0 15 0
2021 24 0 1[e] 0 25 0
2022 31 0 2 0 5[c] 0 4[f] 0 42 0
Total 67 0 2 0 6 0 7 0 82 0
Bahia (loan) 2023 Série A 0 0 2 0 5[g] 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 101 0 4 0 7 0 5 0 8 0 125 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  3. ^ a b Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League.
  4. ^ One appearance each in knockout stage of MLS is Back Tournament and MLS Cup Playoffs.
  5. ^ Appearance in Leagues Cup.
  6. ^ Three appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs, one appearance in Campeones Cup.
  7. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Baiano.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Nicolás Acevedo". New York City FC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Nicolás Acevedo at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Liverpool vs. Defensor Sporting – 14 October 2018". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ "NYCFC Permanently Acquires Nicolás Acevedo From Uruguayan Club Liverpool F.C." Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ mlssoccer. "New York City FC loan Nicolás Acevedo back to Bahia | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ "New York City FC Midfielder Nicolás Acevedo Joins Esporte Clube Bahia on Permanent Transfer". 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ "16 – Nicolás Acevedo – AUF". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Nicolás Acevedo – 10 Things To Know". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. ^ "2022 Campeones Cup: NYCFC beat Atlas 2–0 for club's first international trophy". 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.