Andrés Ferrari
Personal information
Full name Andrés Martín Ferrari Malviera[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003[1]
Place of birth Sauce, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Number 24
Youth career
Peñarol
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Defensor Sporting 24 (6)
2023– Villarreal B 17 (2)
International career
2021–2023 Uruguay U20 25 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2023

Andrés Martín Ferrari Malviera (born 3 January 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Villarreal CF B.[2][3]

Club career

Born in Sauce to a family of Italian descent, Ferrari started his career at the age of six, joining the futsal team Club BBC before switching to football with Sportivo Artigas the following year.[4] He also played at the football school Profe Santos, before spending time alternating between the academies of Peñarol and Defensor Sporting.[5] He eventually decided to continue with Defensor Sporting and went on to make his professional debut on 29 May 2022, in a 1–1 draw against Deportivo Maldonado.[6]

On 6 April 2023, Ferrari joined Spanish club Villarreal on a five-year deal until July 2028.[7][3]

International career

Ferrari is a Uruguay youth international. In July 2022, he was included in Uruguay's squad for that year's COTIF Tournament.[8]

In May 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[9] as La Celeste eventually won the tournament.[10][11]

Personal life

On June 21, 2023, he married his long-time girlfriend Valentina Olivera in Montevideo.[12][13]

Honours

Defensor Sporting

Uruguay U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Andrés Ferrari at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "Welcome Ferrari!". 6 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Andrés Ferrari: los 9 que admira, la revancha que busca y los largos viajes desde Sauce" [Andrés Ferrari: the 9 he admires, the revenge he seeks and the long trips from Sauce]. elobservador.com.uy (in Spanish). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Berardi, Sofia (15 November 2022). "Andrés Ferrari: el goleador de la Copa AUF que ayuda a sus padres en el campo y fue bautizado por Diego Alonso" [Andrés Ferrari: the AUF Cup scorer who helps his parents on the field and was baptized by Diego Alonso]. elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "ANDRES FERRARI – DEFENSOR SPORTING'S TALENTED YOUNG STRIKER". 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Andrés Ferrari firmó en el Villarreal, donde está viviendo "el sueño de todo pibe"". 6 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Futbolistas convocados para el torneo L'Alcúdia". 23 July 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Marcelo Broli dió a conocer la lista de convocados para el Mundial sub-20" (in Spanish). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Se casó uno de los campeones del mundo con Uruguay Sub 20". Telenoche (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Sigue de fiesta: un campeón del mundo sub-20 con la selección uruguaya contrajo matrimonio". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Defensor es campeón de la primera Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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