César Nahuel Araújo Vilches (born 2 April 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the Uruguay national team.[1]
 Araújo with Orlando City in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Nahuel Araújo Vilches | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Cerrito, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marconi FC | |||
| Montevideo Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Montevideo Wanderers | 58 | (0) |
| 2022– | Orlando City | 98 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Uruguay | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editMontevideo Wanderers
editGrowing up in Cerrito, Montevideo, Araújo played for youth club Marconi FC before joining the academy at Montevideo Wanderers. On 1 August 2019, Araújo made his professional debut as a 68th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Brazilian side Corinthians in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana round of 16.[2] He didn't make another senior appearance for 12 months until substituting on for his Uruguayan Primera División debut on 9 August 2020 in a 2–0 win against Boston River.[3] At the end of the 2021 season, Araújo was named on the bench in the Primera División Team of the Year.[4] He was also named Wanderers' Player of the Year in 2021.[5]
Orlando City
editOn 7 January 2022, Araújo transferred to Major League Soccer team Orlando City for a reported $2,000,000 fee.[6] He signed a three-year contract with an additional option year and joined as part of the new MLS U22 initiative.[7] Having never previously scored a goal in his senior club career spanning 88 matches, Araújo scored his first goals on 27 July 2022 when he netted twice during a 5–1 victory over New York Red Bulls in a 2022 U.S. Open Cup semifinal.[8]
International career
editAraújo was named to multiple Uruguay under-20 training camps in 2020 and 2021.[9][10]
On 7 January 2022, Araújo received his first senior Uruguay national team call-up as part of a 50-player preliminary roster for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[11] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Araújo made his debut on 5 June 2024 in a friendly against Mexico at the Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. He substituted Rodrigo Bentancur in the 89th minute as Uruguay won 4–0.[13]
Personal life
editAraújo is the younger brother of professional footballer Maximiliano Araújo.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 30 November 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Playoffs | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División |
0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 29 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Orlando City | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 30 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Total | 98 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 186 | 5 | ||
- ^ Copa Sudamericana
- ^ 2020 Torneo Intermedio Final
- ^ Copa Libertadores
- ^ 2021 Supercopa Uruguaya
- ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
edit- As of match played 5 June 2024[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
edit- Orlando City
References
edit- ^ a b c "C. Araújo - Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
- ^ "César Araújo: 20 años de puro profesionalismo y afán de superación". El Observador (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Debutantes de la 4a fecha del Torneo Apertura 2020". 13 August 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "¡El 11 ideal del Campeonato Uruguayo en los Premios AUF!". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2021.
- ^ "'Garra charrúa' para 'los Leones': César Araújo llega a Orlando". Univision (in Spanish).
- ^ "Wanderers: César Araújo dejó el "bohemio" y es nuevo jugador del Orlando City". futbol.com.uy - Montevideo Portal (in Spanish).
- ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Uruguayan Midfielder César Araújo". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Orlando City to host 2022 US Open Cup final after dominating New York Red Bulls". MLSSoccer.com.
- ^ "La sub-20 enfrentó a Danubio en el Complejo Celeste". www.auf.org.uy.
- ^ "29 futbolistas convocados para el primer entrenamiento del año". 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso presentó su primera lista de reserva con muchas sorpresas". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish).
- ^ "Selección: Diego Alonso entregó la lista de 55 reservados para el Mundial de Catar" (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Mexico v Uruguay game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
External links
edit- César Araújo at Soccerway.com
- César Araújo at WorldFootball.net
- César Araújo at FBref.com
- César Araújo at Major League Soccer
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