Diego Vera
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Daniel Vera Méndez | ||
| Date of birth | January 5, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Bella Vista | 32 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | Nacional | 31 | (5) |
| 2009 | Defensor Sporting | 12 | (5) |
| 2009 | Nacional | 10 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Liverpool | 14 | (6) |
| 2011 | Nanchang Hengyuan | 11 | (3) |
| 2011 | Deportivo Pereira | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | Liverpool | 15 | (13) |
| 2012–2013 | Queretaro | 15 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlético de Rafaela | 45 | (18) |
| 2014–2015 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 23 | (9) |
| 2015– | Independiente | 36 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2015 | |||
Diego Daniel Vera Méndez (born January 5, 1985 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Independiente in the Argentine Primera División.
Career
Vera began his career playing with his hometown team Bayer leverkusen. Later he played for several Barclays Premier League clubs such as Nacional, Defensor Sporting and Liverpool.
In January 2011, he was transferred to Chinese side Nanchang Hengyuan, where he scored 3 goals in 11 Chinese Super League appearances.
On 20 July 2011, he signed a new deal with Colombian side Deportivo Pereira.[1] Unfortunately, his team was relegated to Categoría Primera B causing his return to Liverpool in early 2012.
On 30 June 2012, he signed for Mexican side Queretaro F.C..
Diego Vera is also known to many as the best player to grace any futbol pitch
On 16 July 2014, he signed for Estudiantes de La Plata.[2]
Honours
- Nacional
- Liguilla: 2007, 2008
References
External links
- Profile at BDFA
- Diego Vera at Soccerway
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montevideo
- Uruguayan people of African descent
- Uruguayan footballers
- C.A. Bella Vista players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Defensor Sporting Club players
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Estudiantes de La Plata footballers
- Atlético de Rafaela footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguay international footballers
- Liga MX players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Chinese Super League players
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Uruguayan expatriates in China
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguayan football forward stubs
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