Guillermo May
Uruguayan footballer (born 1998)
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Luis Guillermo May Bartesaghi (Latin American Spanish: [lwis ɣiˈʃeɾmo maj],[a] Italian: [bar.teˈza.ɡi];[1] born 11 March 1998), known as Guillermo May, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League club Auckland FC.
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May with Nacional in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Guillermo May Bartesaghi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Nacional | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Deportivo Fabril (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cerro Largo (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Danubio | 58 | (16) |
| 2023–2024 | Newell's Old Boys | 38 | (10) |
| 2024– | Auckland FC | 41 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2026 | |||
Career
A youth academy product of Nacional, May was part of club's under-20 team which won 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2] He scored 4 goals from 5 matches in the tournament, including a hat-trick against Colo-Colo in group stage.[3]
Deportivo Fabril, reserve team of Deportivo de La Coruña announced the loan signing of May in July 2018.[2] He played 29 matches and scored four goals for the club in Spanish third division.
May joined Uruguayan top division club Cerro Largo on loan prior to 2020 Uruguayan Primera División season.[4] He made his professional debut on 9 March 2020 in a 0–0 draw against Boston River.[5]
On 17 September 2024, May joined Auckland FC alongside two other international visa players, Luis Felipe Gallegos and Louis Verstraete, agreeing a move to the club for their inaugural season.[6]
On 19 October 2024, May made his debut for Auckland FC, assisting Logan Rogerson in the club's second ever goal in a 2–0 win over Brisbane Roar.[7]
He scored his first goal for Auckland FC in a 1–0 away win over Macarthur FC.[8]
On 6 December 2025, May came on as a second-half substitute in the 5th iteration of the New Zealand derby and scored the third goal in a 3–1 win, becoming the first Auckland FC player to reach double figures in goals.[9][10]
Career statistics
- As of 24 October 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 5 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Deportivo Fabril (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| Cerro Largo (loan) | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| Danubio | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| Auckland FC | 2024-25 | A-League | 26 | 9 | 26 | 9 | ||||||
| Career total | 123 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 28 | ||
- As pronounced in Uruguayan Spanish using sheísmo. Using zheísmo, Guillermo is pronounced [ɣiˈʒeɾmo], though May himself uses sheísmo as it is more common among younger speakers of Rioplatense Spanish.[1]
- Appearance in Copa Libertadores.
- Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.
Honours
Nacional U20
Nacional
Auckland FC
