Renzo Machado
Uruguayan football player (born 2005)
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Renzo Neri Machado Pertusso (born 21 September 2005) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liverpool Montevideo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Renzo Neri Machado Pertusso | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Rocha, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Liverpool Montevideo | 69 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2024–2025 | Uruguay U20 | 21 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Rocha, Machado began his career at Liverpool Montevideo, choosing them over Montevideo's two largest teams Nacional and Peñarol.[1]
Machado made his debut on 30 January 2023 in the 2023 Supercopa Uruguaya as a 66th-minute substitute as his team won 1–0 against Nacional.[2][3] On 5 February, he made his bow in the Uruguayan Primera División again from the bench in a 2–1 loss way to the same team, on the first day of the season.[4] He played 10 games as his team won the league for the first time, scoring once on 15 July to gain a 2–2 home draw with Plaza Colonia.[5][6]
In the 2024 Supercopa Uruguaya on 31 January, Machado started in a 1–0 win over Defensor Sporting.[1] On 12 May, he scored both of his team's goals in the first half of a 2–1 win over Cerro Largo at the Estadio Belvedere, ending five months without a home win.[7]
International career
On 21 March 2024, Machado made his debut for the Uruguay national under-20 football team. He started in a 1–0 friendly loss to Russia at the Estadio Luis Franzini.[8] In January 2025, he was named in Uruguay's 23-man squad for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.[9]
Honours
Liverpool Montevideo
