Jairo Coronel
Uruguayan footballer
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Jairo Nicolás Coronel Valdez (born 4 March 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Huracán FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jairo Nicolás Coronel Valdez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huracán FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | River Plate Montevideo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Rentistas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Rentistas | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Boston River | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Uruguay Montevideo | 64 | (2) |
| 2022 | Miramar Misiones | 15 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Atenas (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Cerro | 19 | (0) |
| 2024 | Cerro Largo | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Miramar Misiones | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | Deportes Copiapó | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Huracán FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2025 | |||
Club career
As a youth player, Coronel was with River Plate de Montevideo[1][2] and Rentistas.[3] After a stint with Boston River,[4][5] he made his senior debut with Uruguay Montevideo in 2018,[6] spending four seasons with them until 2021.[7] In 2022, he played for Miramar Misiones and Atenas de San Carlos.[8]
In 2023, Coronel signed with Cerro in the Uruguayan Primera División.[9] The next year, he played for Cerro Largo,[10][11] with whom he took part in the Copa Sudamericana,[12] and Miramar Misiones.[13]
In 2025, Coronel moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Copiapó alongside his compatriot Briam Acosta.[14][15]
Back to Uruguay, Coronel joined Huracán FC in January 2026.[16]
Controversies
On 1 November 2025, Coronel was arrested by assaulting Ernesto Lorca, a technical staff member of Universidad de Concepción, in the last matchday of the 2025 Primera B de Chile in the context of the Chilean violence in stadiums law.[17]