Andrés Ferrari
Uruguayan footballer (born 2003)
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Andrés Martín Ferrari Malviera (born 3 January 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División Sporting Gijón, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.[2][3]
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| Full name | Andrés Martín Ferrari Malviera[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sauce, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Sporting Gijón (on loan from Sint-Truiden) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Peñarol | |||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Defensor Sporting | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Villarreal B | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 27 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Sint-Truiden | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 25 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Sauce to a family of Italian descent, Ferrari started his career at the age of six, joining the futsal team Club BBC before switching to football with Sportivo Artigas the following year.[4] He also played at the football school Profe Santos, before spending time alternating between the academies of Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.[5] He eventually decided to continue with Defensor Sporting and went on to make his professional debut on 29 May 2022, in a 1–1 draw against Deportivo Maldonado.[6]
On 6 April 2023, Ferrari joined Spanish club Villarreal on a five-year deal until July 2028.[7][3]
On 26 August 2024, Ferrari joined Sint-Truiden in Belgium on a season-long loan,[8][9] making his debut as substitute in a 3-0 away win at Beerschot on 21 September 2024, scoring a late equaliser the following week in a 1-1 draw at Cercle Brugge.[10][11]
On 23 January 2026, Ferrari was loaned to Spanish club Sporting Gijón, until the end of the season.[12]
International career
Ferrari is a Uruguay youth international. In July 2022, he was included in Uruguay's squad for that year's COTIF Tournament.[13]
In May 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[14] as La Celeste eventually won the tournament.[15][16]
Personal life
On 21 June 2023, he married his long-time girlfriend Valentina Olivera in Montevideo.[17][18]
