Nicolás Marichal
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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 | 81 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 22 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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]
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]
