Federico Viñas
Viñas in 2020
Personal information
Full name Federico Sebastián Viñas Barboza[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998[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)
2019–2020 → América (loan) 15 (8)
2020–2023 América 95 (13)
2023– León 16 (8)
International career‡
2020 Uruguay U23 10 (1)
2023– Uruguay 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:31, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

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

Uruguay U-23

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]

Uruguay

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 15 December 2023[8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventud2018Segunda División206———206
2019Primera División205———205
Total4011———4011
América (loan)2019–20 Liga MX158—5[lower-alpha 1]0—208
América2020–21Liga MX337—5[lower-alpha 1]3—3810
2021–22302———302
2022–23324———324
Total9513—53—10016
León2023–24Liga MX168——3[lower-alpha 2]0198
Career total16640001033017943
  1. 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of 16 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202310
Total10

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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
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