Joaquín Piquerez
Squad number 22 · Palmeiras
Their 2026 World Cup
Joaquín Piquerez travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Uruguay, wearing number 22, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the group stage (Group H), beaten by Spain 1-0.
Midfield went to R. Bentancur (3 matches, 270′) and M. Araújo (3 matches, 252′).
Another 7 players in the Uruguay squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Uruguay team page.
Biography
Joaquín Piquerez Moreira (born 24 August 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Uruguay national team.
Defensor Sporting Piquerez played in the youth ranks of the club Defensor Sporting, with which he debuted in the Uruguayan First Division on March 19, 2017 with Eduardo Acevedo as coach in a match against River Plate that ended in a 1–0 victory. In May, he won the Apertura tournament.
River Plate Piquerez joined River Plate Montevideo, signing a two-year contract. He made his debut for his new club on July 14, in a 0–0 draw with Progreso in the Torneo Intermedio. In August, in the same tournament, Piquerez scored his first goal for River Plate in a 1–1 draw against Nacional. River Plate reached the final of the Torneo Intermedio in September, where they drew 2–2 with Liverpool, with Piquerez scoring River's first goal. However, Liverpool won 5–4 on penalties, and River Plate finished as runners-up.
Peñarol In January 2020, Peñarol officially announced the signing of Piquerez.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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