Nicolás Marichal
Uruguayan footballer (born 2001)
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Nicolás Marichal Pérez (born 17 March 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow and the Uruguay national team.[2]
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Marichal with Dynamo Moscow in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nicolás Marichal Pérez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sarandí del Yí, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Nacional de Sarandí del Yí | |||||||||||||||||
| Nacional | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Nacional | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Dynamo Moscow | 86 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uruguay | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Marichal started his youth football career with Nacional de Sarandí del Yí and joined Nacional later. He made his professional debut for the club on 8 February 2021 in a 3–0 league win against River Plate Montevideo.[3][4]
On 30 August 2022, Marichal signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow.[5] On 10 December 2024, his contract with Dynamo was extended until June 2029.[6]
International career
In January 2024, Marichal was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[7] He received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team in March 2024 for friendlies against Basque Country and Ivory Coast.[8] He made his debut on 23 March in a 1–1 draw against Basque Country.[9]
In June 2024, Marichal was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 September 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nacional | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 20 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 5 | 33 | 1 | — | — | 119 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 131 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 184 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in Championship playoffs
- Five appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
- Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
International
- As of match played 13 October 2025[2]
- Includes a Non-FIFA friendly played against Basque Country, which is counted as an official match by Uruguayan Football Association.
