Jonathan Urretaviscaya Explained

Jonathan Urretaviscaya
Full Name:Jonathan Matías Urretaviscaya da Luz[1]
Birth Date:19 March 1990
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Height:1.72 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Racing Montevideo
Clubnumber:8
Youthclubs1:River Plate (UY)
Years1:2007–2008
Caps1:14
Goals1:8
Years2:2008–2014
Caps2:15
Goals2:2
Years3:2010
Clubs3:Peñarol (loan)
Caps3:17
Goals3:4
Years4:2010
Clubs4:Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:2011
Clubs5:Peñarol (loan)
Caps5:8
Goals5:3
Years6:2011–2012
Clubs6:Vitória Guimarães (loan)
Caps6:13
Goals6:2
Years7:2013–2014
Caps7:27
Goals7:4
Years8:2014–2015
Caps8:14
Goals8:5
Years9:2015
Clubs9:Peñarol (loan)
Caps9:14
Goals9:7
Years10:2015–2017
Caps10:78
Goals10:13
Years11:2018–2020
Caps11:24
Goals11:1
Years12:2020
Clubs12:Peñarol (loan)
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Years13:2020–2021
Caps13:10
Goals13:1
Years14:2021
Caps14:26
Goals14:3
Years15:2022
Caps15:32
Goals15:1
Years16:2023
Caps16:17
Goals16:0
Years17:2023–
Caps17:31
Goals17:2
Nationalyears1:2005
Nationalteam1:Uruguay U15
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2006–2007
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:5
Nationalyears3:2007–2009
Nationalcaps3:17
Nationalgoals3:8
Nationalyears4:2012
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2017–2018
Nationalcaps5:6
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:12:15, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Matías Urretaviscaya da Luz (born 19 March 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Racing Club de Montevideo as a right winger.

He spent most of his career in his homeland – with five stints at Peñarol – and in Mexico, where he won the CONCACAF Champions League with Pachuca and Monterrey. In Europe, he had a brief spell at Deportivo de La Coruña in La Liga and played for three teams in Portugal's Primeira Liga, including Benfica.

Urretaviscaya earned six caps for Uruguay, competing at the 2018 World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Born in Montevideo to a father of Basque descent,[2] Urretaviscaya started off his career with hometown's Club Atlético River Plate. His Primera División debut came one month shy of his 18th birthday as he scored in a 2–0 win against Liverpool Montevideo in the Clausuras first game, and he eventually netted nine goals overall for the runners-up.[3]

Benfica

Urretaviscaya signed a contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica on 2 July 2008, for a fee of €1.5 million.[4] Rarely used in his debut season,[5] he scored once to conclude a 3–1 away victory over S.C. Braga on the final day, as Quique Sánchez Flores' men came third.[6]

In January 2010, after having made almost no official appearances during the campaign – his only Primeira Liga game was against FC Porto as his team had many players missing due to injuries and suspensions, and he put up a good performance in a 1–0 home win for the eventual champions[7] – Urretaviscaya was loaned to Peñarol for five months, thus returning to his country.[8] In late June, he moved on the same basis to Deportivo de La Coruña for one season.[9]

In the February 2011 transfer window, Urretaviscaya returned to Peñarol on loan.[10] For 2011–12, he transferred temporarily to Vitória S.C. while also renewing his contract until 2015.[11] [12] He went on to miss most of the campaign due to injury.[13] [14] [15]

Subsequently, returned to the Estádio da Luz, Urretaviscaya spent the better part of the following two seasons with the B team.[16] [17] [18] On 1 September 2014 he terminated his contract with Benfica and penned a one-year deal with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[19] He re-joined Peñarol for a third spell on 23 January 2015, after signing for six months.[20]

Pachuca

Urretaviscaya was on the move again in June 2015, joining C.F. Pachuca in the Mexican Liga MX.[21] [22] His side won the Clausura in his first season, in which he lined up with compatriot Diego Alonso,[23] and scored five goals including two on 16 May 2016 in a 3–2 quarter-final home defeat of Santos Laguna.[24] After winning the CONCACAF Champions League in 2016–17, he took part at the year's FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, where he netted in a 4–1 win over Al Jazira Club for third place.[25]

Return to Uruguay

After a spell at C.F. Monterrey, where he was again continental champion and world third-place in 2019, Urretaviscaya agreed to a fourth loan spell at Peñarol at the start of the following year; he was Diego Forlán's first signing. In February, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a friendly in the United States, having had the same fate in his other leg in September 2018. His recovery took six months, during which Uruguayan football was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26]

Released by Monterrey, Urretaviscaya signed for a fifth time at Peñarol in July 2020, his first permanent contract with the club.[26] The following April, with his deal having finished, he joined C.A. Rentistas.[27]

Urretaviscaya remained in his country's top flight subsequently, at Boston River and Racing Club de Montevideo.[28]

International career

Urretaviscaya was part of the Uruguayan squad that competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London.[29] He earned his first cap for the full side on 28 March 2017: after having come on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Sánchez, he received two yellow cards in 11 minutes and was thus sent off, in a 2–1 away loss to Peru for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[30] [31]

On 2 June 2018, Urretaviscaya was selected for the finals in Russia by manager Óscar Tabárez.[32] He made his debut in the competition on 6 July, playing 17 minutes in the 2–0 quarter-final defeat against France after replacing Nahitan Nández.[33]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOther[34] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate (UY)2007–08148148
Benfica2008–09101200050171
2009–101000100020
2011–120000
2012–134110102081
Total152302070272
Peñarol (loan)2009–10144144
Deportivo (loan)2010–11600060
Peñarol (loan)2010–118350133
Vitória Guimarães (loan)2011–121320010142
Benfica B2012–134242
2013–14232232
Total274274
Paços Ferreira2014–151452000165
Peñarol (loan)2014–15147147
Pachuca2015–1629572367
2016–1735700934410
2017–181413031202
Total7813102933110019
Monterrey2017–180000
Career Total20345152302133124551

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[35]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay201740
201820
Total60

Honours

Benfica

2009–10

2009–10

Peñarol

2009–10

Pachuca

Clausura 2016[23]

2016–17[36]

Monterrey

Individual

2017[37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players: Uruguay. FIFA. 32. 18 June 2018. 18 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF. 19 June 2018.
  2. News: Ocho apellidos vascos (o más), también en el Mundial. Eight Basque surnames (or more), also in the World Cup. El Diario Vasco. Karel. López. es. 12 June 2018. 12 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Perfiles del Sudamericano Sub-20: Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Uruguay), figura de la 6ª jornada. South American Under-20 profiles: Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Uruguay), matchday 6 star. Goal. Martín. Decaux. es. 25 January 2009. 22 March 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090129020936/http://www.goal.com/es-la/news/1720/sudamericano-sub-20/2009/01/25/1076970/perfiles-del-sudamericano-sub-20-jonathan-urretaviscaya-uruguay-. 29 January 2009.
  4. News: Urreta no Benfica por 1,5 milhões. Urreta to Benfica for 1,5 million. Correio da Manhã. pt. 4 July 2008. 12 November 2019.
  5. News: A segunda vida de Urreta. Urreta's second life. Record. pt. 16 February 2013. 2 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Benfica vence Sp. Braga e fica em terceiro. Benfica defeat Sp. Braga and finish third. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. pt. 18 May 2009. 11 October 2023.
  7. News: "Foi importante jogar contra o FC Porto" – Urreta. "It was important to play against FC Porto" – Urreta. A Bola. pt. 1 January 2010. 18 May 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100125033333/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=188079. 25 January 2010.
  8. Web site: Urreta emprestado ao Peñarol. Urreta loaned to Peñarol. SAPO. pt. 6 January 2010. 12 November 2019.
  9. News: Lotina cita a jugadores del filial Rochela, Raúl y Seoane para pretemporada. Lotina calls B-side players Rochela, Raúl and Seoane for pre-season. ABC. es. 24 June 2010. 12 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Hoy se definiría el pase de Martinuccio al fútbol ruso. Martinuccio transfer to Russian football possibly completed today. Últimas Noticias. Carlos. Pedulla. es. 10 February 2011. 1 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903141659/http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.uy/Edicion-UN/articulos/prints-2011feb10/dep05.html. 3 September 2014.
  11. Web site: Urreta moves to Guimarães for a season. Planet Benfica. 31 August 2011. 9 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903070209/http://www.planetbenfica.co.uk/news.php?item.1738.5. 3 September 2014.
  12. News: Urreta ruma ao V. Guimarães. Urreta heads for V. Guimarães. Record. pt. 31 August 2011. 30 March 2017.
  13. News: Urreta pára um mês e falha Sporting. Urreta one month out and misses Sporting. Record. pt. 22 September 2011. 1 September 2014.
  14. News: Urreta entregue ao departamento médico encarnado. Urreta handed to red medical staff. Record. pt. 14 November 2011. 30 March 2017.
  15. Web site: Urreta não regressa a Guimarães mas Benfica pode ceder outro jogador. Urreta does not return to Guimarães but Benfica may loan another player. Guimarães Digital. pt. 20 December 2011. 12 November 2019.
  16. News: Urreta bisa e Benfica B ganha. Urreta scores brace and Benfica B win. O Jogo. pt. 10 January 2013. 30 March 2017.
  17. Web site: Urreta: perdido na equipa B aos 23 anos. Urreta: lost in the B team at the age of 23. Zerozero. Luís. Rocha Rodrigues. José. Bragança. pt. 22 January 2014. 1 September 2014.
  18. Web site: Dois extremos do Benfica perto da saída. Two Benfica wingers near the exit. Relvado. Nuno R.. Teixeira. pt. 22 August 2014. 30 March 2017.
  19. News: Paços de Ferreira contrata Urreta por um ano. Paços de Ferreira hire Urreta for one year. Diário de Notícias. João. Ruela. pt. 1 September 2014. 30 March 2017.
  20. Web site: Paços Ferreira: Urreta confirma saída para o Peñarol. Paços Ferreira: Urreta confirms departure to Peñarol. Mais Futebol. pt. 23 January 2015. 11 October 2023.
  21. Web site: OFICIAL: Pachuca, firma el ex deportivista Urretavizcaya. OFFICIAL: Pachuca, former Deportivo man Urretavizcaya signs. Todo Mercado Web. Ana. Malnar. es. 29 June 2015. 30 March 2017.
  22. Web site: Jonathan Urretaviscaya reconoce exigencia por nivel de Pachuca. Jonathan Urretaviscaya acknowledges strive for quality at Pachuca. ESPN. es. 2 July 2015. 30 March 2017.
  23. Web site: Uruguayos campeones en Pachuca. Uruguayan champions for Pachuca. Tenfield. Pablo. Montaño. es. 30 May 2016. 11 October 2023.
  24. News: Pachuca eliminó 3–2 al Santos y enfrentará a su hermano León. Pachuca eliminated Santos 3–2 and will take on its brother León. La Jornada. es. 16 May 2016. 11 October 2023.
  25. News: Mexican wave batters Al Jazira. Khaleej Times. Ashwani. Kumar. 16 December 2017. 11 October 2023.
  26. News: La revancha de Urretaviscaya en Peñarol: firmará su quinto contrato con los aurinegros. Urretaviscaya's return to Peñarol: he will sign his fifth contract with the gold and blacks. El Observador. es. 20 July 2020. 11 October 2023.
  27. Web site: Rentistas anunció la incorporación de Jonathan Urretaviscaya. Rentistas announced the signing of Jonathan Urretaviscaya. ESPN. es. 21 April 2021. 11 October 2023.
  28. Web site: Tras rescindir con Boston River, Jonathan Urretaviscaya fue presentado en Racing. After rescinding with Boston River, Jonathan Urretaviscaya was presented at Racing. Fútbol Uruguay. es. 31 July 2023. 11 October 2023.
  29. Web site: Uruguay presenta la lista olímpica con delantera de lujo. Uruguay present Olympic list with deluxe forward line. Fox Sports. es. 9 July 2012. 30 March 2017.
  30. Web site: Peru beat slumping Suarez and Co.. Special Broadcasting Service. 29 March 2017. 30 March 2017.
  31. Web site: Peru derrota o Uruguai e volta a sonhar com a Copa; Brasil se classifica para o Mundial. Peru defeat Uruguay and dream of Cup again; Brazil qualify for World Cup. ESPN Brasil. pt. 29 March 2017. 30 March 2017.
  32. News: Maxi Gómez y Stuani se cuelan en la lista de 23 de Uruguay. Maxi Gómez and Stuani squeeze into Uruguay's list of 23. Marca. es. 2 June 2018. 4 June 2018.
  33. News: France, looking like a World Cup heavyweight, beats Uruguay. The New York Times. Victor. Mather. Kevin. Draper. 6 July 2018. 6 July 2018.
  34. Includes FIFA Club World Cup
  35. Web site: J. Urretaviscaya – Matches. Soccerway. 4 June 2018.
  36. News: Pachuca es campeón de la 'Concachampions'. Pachuca are champions of the 'Concachampions'. Milenio. Edgar. González. es. 26 April 2017. 4 June 2018.
  37. Web site: Players – Top goals. FIFA. 4 June 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220211902/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored.html. 20 December 2014.