URUGUAY - Player Profile

Jorge Fucile

Jorge Fucile

NAME:

Jorge Fucile

BORN:

19/11/1984 in Montevideo

POSITION:

DF

CLUB:

FC Porto (Portugal)

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

Liverpool Montevideo

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

24

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT:

24/5/2006 vs Romania

4 Jorge Fucile

Jorge Fucile is a flexible fullback who is able to play at either the left or right flank.


He started out at Liverpool Montevideo in 2003 and stayed for three seasons before FC Porto snapped him up in 2006.


Fucile made his debut for Uruguay in 2006 and soon became a first-choice fullback, subsequently representing his country at the 2007 Copa America.


 

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