Maximiliano Araújo
Uruguayan footballer (born 2000)
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Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches (born 15 February 2000), known as Maxi Araújo, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-winger or left-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team.[4][5]
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| Full name | Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Puebla | 83 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Toluca | 55 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sporting CP | 57 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Uruguay | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Araújo is a youth academy graduate of Montevideo Wanderers. He made his professional debut for the club on 11 March 2018 in a 2–1 league win against Montevideo City Torque.[6]
At the end of December 2019 it was confirmed, Araújo had signed a deal until the end of 2023 with Liga MX club Puebla.[7]
On 27 August 2024, Araújo joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on a five-year contract.[8] On 5 November 2024, Araújo scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City in a 4-1 victory.[9]
International career
As a youth international, Araújo has represented Uruguay at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 Pan American Games and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[10]
On 21 October 2022, Araújo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[11] In June 2023, he received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[12] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[13]
On 31 May 2026, Araújo was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2018 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Puebla | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga MX | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Liga MX | 38 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 4 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Liga MX | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 83 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 83 | 8 | |||||
| Toluca | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga MX | 34 | 3 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3[d] | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 11 | ||||
| Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 1 | — | 46 | 4 | |
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11[e] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 47 | 7 | |
| Total | 57 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 228 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 273 | 30 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araújo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Cuba | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 23 June 2024 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States |  Panama | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2024 Copa América |
| 3 | 27 June 2024 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Bolivia | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2024 Copa América |
