Jorge Fucile

Jorge Fucile

Fucile playing for Porto in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo
Date of birth	November 19, 1984 (1984-11-19)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Full back
Club information
Current club	Santos
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Liverpool Montevideo	30	(2)
2006–2007	→ Porto (loan)	18	(1)
2007–	Porto	100	(1)
2012–	→ Santos (loan)	0	(0)
National team‡
2006–	Uruguay	34	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 17 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fucile and the second or maternal family name is Perdomo.

Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe fuˈsile]; born 19 November 1984) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Santos FC in Brazil. A defender, he is a tight marker with great ball control who loves to attack from deep, and is equally at ease on the right or left flank.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Fucile began his career with hometown's Liverpool Fútbol Club. On 31 August 2006, he was transferred on a one-season loan to F.C. Porto in Portugal, appearing in 18 games in his first season as the northerners won a second consecutive national league; at the season's close Porto made the move permanent, signing the player to a five-year contract.

Subsequently, Fucile continued to appear regularly for Porto, on both sides of the back four, adding a further two leagues to his honours, while contributing with 38 matches combined.

In the 2011–12 season, under new manager Vítor Pereira, Fucile lost his importance in Porto's first team - after Cristian Săpunaru's injury, central defender Maicon was chosen as his successor. In mid-January 2012, he moved on loan to Brazilian powerhouse Santos FC.

International career

Fucile made his debut for Uruguay on 24 May 2006, in a 2–0 friendly win over Romania in Los Angeles. Already as first-choice, he appeared in four games at the 2007 Copa América, as Uruguay finished fourth.

Fucile was then selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, playing five times for the semifinalists, including the knockout stage wins against South Korea and Ghana (the latter after a penalty shootout).

Honours

• Porto:
  • UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
  • Portuguese League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
  • Portuguese Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Portuguese Supercup: 2009, 2010, 2011
  • UEFA Super Cup: Runner-up 2011
  • Portuguese League Cup: Runner-up 2009–10

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• National team data (Spanish)
• Jorge Fucile at National-Football-Teams.com