Fernando Gorriarán
Uruguayan footballer (born 1994)
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Fernando Gorriarán Fontes (born 27 November 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club UANL.[1]
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Gorriarán with UANL in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fernando Gorriarán Fontes | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | UANL | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| River Plate Montevideo | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013−2017 | River Plate Montevideo | 86 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017−2019 | Ferencváros | 52 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019−2022 | Santos Laguna | 119 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023− | UANL | 79 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Uruguay | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Montevideo, Gorriarán grew up in the River Plate youth team. On 2 February 2014, he made his professional debut in 1–2 home loss against Uruguayan giants Peñarol. On 14 March 2015, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away win against Nacional.
On 11 June 2017, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencvárosi TC. He signed a four-year contract with the Budapest-based club.[2]
On 9 December 2017, he scored his first goal in the club in a 2–0 away win against Vasas.
In 2019, he joined Liga MX club Santos Laguna. In December 2022, he was transferred to UANL.
International career
Gorriarán is a former Uruguayan youth international. He was part of under-22 team which won gold medal at 2015 Pan American Games.[3]
On 5 March 2021, Gorriarán was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia.[4] However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He made his senior team debut on 9 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela.[6] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 19 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2013–14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 6 | |
| Ferencváros | 2017–18 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
| Total | 52 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 6 | |
| Career total | 138 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 159 | 12 | |
International
- As of match played 11 June 2022[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Ferencváros
UANL
Uruguay U22
Individual
