Federico Viñas

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Federico Viñas
Viñas with Uruguay in 2023
Personal information
Full name Federico Sebastián Viñas Barboza[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
León
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Juventud 40 (11)
2019–2020América (loan) 15 (8)
2020–2023 América 95 (13)
2023– León 27 (14)
International career
2020 Uruguay U23 10 (1)
2023– Uruguay 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Federico Sebastián Viñas Barboza (born 30 June 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club León and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Juventud de Las Piedras

Viñas began his career with Juventud in his native Uruguay.

Loan to Club America

On 29 August 2019, Viñas joined Mexican side Club América on a one-year loan agreement with the option for a permanent deal.[3] He made his Liga MX debut on 14 September against Universidad Nacional. He entered the match as a 77th minute substitute and scored 28 seconds later to break the scoreless deadlock.[4] Viñas appeared in eleven matches during the Apertura tournament, managing to score five goals, three of which were scored in the championship stage; he scored one goal against Tigres UANL in the second leg of the quarterfinals, against Monarcas Morelia in the second leg of the semifinals, and once more in the second leg of the championship match against Monterrey at the Estadio Azteca.[5]

Club America

On 30 May 2020, it was announced that America had exercised their $1.9 million option to sign Viñas on a five-year contract, with the loan move becoming permanent on 1 July.[6]

International career

Youth

Viñas was included in Uruguay's U23 squad for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. On 25 January 2020, Viñas scored his first goal with his national team in a 3–2 defeat against Bolivia U23.[7]

Senior

Viñas played his first game for Uruguay in the CONMEBOL qualifiers coming in as a late substitute for Darwin Nuñez, in their victory over Argentina on 16 November 2023.

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 March 2024[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventud 2018 Segunda División 20 6 20 6
2019 Primera División 20 5 20 5
Total 40 11 40 11
América (loan) 2019–20 Liga MX 15 8 5[a] 0 20 8
América 2020–21 Liga MX 33 7 5[a] 3 38 10
2021–22 30 2 30 2
2022–23 32 4 32 4
Total 95 13 5 3 100 16
León 2023–24 Liga MX 27 14 3[b] 0 30 14
Career total 177 46 0 0 10 3 3 0 190 49
  1. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2023 1 0
2024 1 1
Total 2 1
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Viñas goal.
List of international goals scored by Federico Viñas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2024 Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France  Ivory Coast 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "CONMEBOL PREOLÍMPICO COLOMBIA 2020 LISTA DE JUGADORES/LISTA DE JOGADORES" (PDF). Conmebol.com (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Club León" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Federico Viñas, el nuevo ariete azulcrema". esto.com.mx (in Spanish). Esto. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Debut goleador de Federico Viñas con América" (in Spanish). TUDN. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. ^ "El uruguayo Federico Viñas dice estar feliz de ser el 'talismán' del América mexicano". Los Angeles Times (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Club América: ¿Cuánto costó el fichaje de Federico Viñas?". soyfutbol.com (in Spanish). SoyFutbol. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ^ "América's Federico Viñas scores magic diving header for Uruguay". onefootball.com. OneFootball. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Uruguay – F. Vinas – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Funes Mori, Ochoa highlight 2021 SCCL Team Of The Tournament". CONCACAF Champions League. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.soyfutbol.com/ligas/Club-Leon-Federico-Vinas-es-nombrado-jugador-del-mes-en-el-Apertura-2023-de-la-Liga-MX-20231209-0045.html