Diego Vera

Diego Daniel Vera Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈβeɾa];[lower-alpha 1] born January 5, 1985) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Curicó Unido in the Chilean Primera División.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vera and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.

Diego Vera

Personal information
Full name	Diego Daniel Vera Méndez
Date of birth	(1985-01-05) January 5, 1985
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Curicó Unido
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	11	(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	44	(17)
2014–2015	Estudiantes de La Plata	23	(6)
2015–2017	Independiente	40	(13)
2017–2018	Colón	19	(3)
2018–2019	Tigre	14	(2)
2019–	Curicó Unido	16	(9)
National team
2006–2007	Uruguay	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2020

Career

Vera was born in Montevideo, and 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..

On 16 July 2014, he signed for Estudiantes de La Plata.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 February 2018[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Defensor Sporting	2009–10	Uruguayan Primera División	0	0	0	0	8[lower-alpha 2]	1	8	1
Nacional	2009–10	Uruguayan Primera División	11	2	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	14	2
Liverpool	2010–11	Uruguayan Primera División	14	6	0	0	0	0	14	6
Shanghai Shenxin	2011	Chinese Super League	11	3	0	0	0	0	11	3
Deportivo Pereira	2011	Categoría Primera A	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
Liverpool	2011–12	Uruguayan Primera División	15	13	0	0	0	0	15	13
Querétaro	2012–13	Liga MX	15	2	2	0	0	0	17	2
Atlético Rafaela	2012–13	Argentine Primera División	13	4	1	1	0	0	14	5
	2013–14		31	13	0	0	0	0	31	13
	Total		44	17	1	1	0	0	45	18
Estudiantes	2014	Argentine Primera División	16	4	2	1	6[lower-alpha 3]	3	24	8
	2015		7	2	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	11	2
	Total		23	6	3	1	9	3	35	10
Independiente	2015	Argentine Primera División	14	7	2	1	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	22	8
	2016		12	3	2	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	18	3
	2016–17		14	3	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	17	3
	Total		40	13	4	1	13	0	57	14
Colón	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	14	5	2	0	0	0	16	5
	2017–18		13	3	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	1	14	4
	Total		27	8	2	0	1	1	30	9
Career totals			215	71	12	3	34	5	261	79

1. In isolation, Vera is pronounced [ˈbeɾa].
2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearances in Torneos de Verano

Honours

Nacional

• Liguilla: 2007, 2008

Notes

References

1. Diego Vera a Colombia
2. The striker Diego Vera joins Estudiantes
3. Diego Vera at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

External links

• Diego Daniel Vera at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Diego Vera at Soccerway