| Joaquín Lavega | |
| Full Name: | Joaquín Lavega Colzada |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Currentclub: | River Plate Montevideo |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | River Plate Montevideo |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | River Plate Montevideo |
| Caps1: | 89 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Uruguay U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Uruguay U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 December 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 September 2024 |
Joaquín Lavega Colzada (born 3 February 2005) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for River Plate Montevideo.
Lavega is a youth academy graduate of River Plate Montevideo. He made his professional debut for the club on 30 May 2021 in a goalless draw against Deportivo Maldonado.[1]
In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[2]
Lavega is a current Uruguayan youth national team player.[3] He was part of Uruguay squad at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship.[4]
On 15 August 2021, Uruguay under-17 team coach Diego Demarco named Lavega in 20-man squad for the 2021 U-18 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament.[5] On 28 September 2023, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]
In October 2024, Lavega received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| River Plate Montevideo | 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[8] | 1 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||