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Maximiliano Araújo
Uruguayan footballer (born 2000)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is Vilches.
Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches (born 15 February 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left-winger for Liga MX club Toluca and the Uruguay national team.[3][4]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left-winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toluca | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montevideo Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 33 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Puebla | 83 | (8) |
| 2023– | Toluca | 48 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (0) |
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Uruguay | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:21, 9 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||
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At the end of December 2019 it was confirmed, Araújo had signed a deal until the end of 2023 with Liga MX club Puebla.[5]
On 21 October 2022, Araújo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[6] In June 2023, he received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[7] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[8]
International
- As of 17 November 2023[3]
More information National team, Year ...
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
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- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Araújo goal.
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 20 June 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Cuba | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- Maximiliano Araújo at WorldFootball.net
- Maximiliano Araújo at Soccerway
- "6 - Maximiliano Araújo". Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- El uruguayo Maximiliano Araujo reforzará la defensa de Puebla, mediotiempo.com, 27 December 2019
- "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Selección: Bielsa eligió a Matías Viña como capitán en un equipo con muchos debutantes". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)