Manuel Ugarte

Fénix

Born in Montevideo, Ugarte started his football career in the youth ranks of local club City Park, before joining Fénix's youth setup, being promoted to the first-team at the age of 15 by manager Rosario Martínez. Shortly after, he was included in the 30-man to compete in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana. Ugarte made his professional debut on 4 December 2016, replacing Agustín Canobbio in the 83rd minute in a 4–1 league win against Danubio. By doing so, he became the youngest ever player in the 21st century to play professionally in Uruguay (aged 15 years and 233 days). Initially Ugarte played as a striker, before being converted to a midfielder. Under Juan Ramón Carrasco, Ugarte was entrusted to play more regularly, being named club captain aged 18 and scoring his first goal on 10 March 2019 in a 2–0 win against Racing Club, as he went on to make 14 appearances in the Uruguayan Primera División. On 29 October 2020, Ugarte assisted Luciano Nequecaur goal in the albivioletas 3–1 over Huachipato in the first leg of the 2020 Copa Sudamericana. Overall, he made 57 appearances for the club and scored one goal.

Famalicão

On 29 December 2020, Ugarte signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Famalicão for a fee of €3 million for 80% of his economic rights. He made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 January 2021, playing the entire 2–0 victory at Santa Clara. On 21 February, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory over Rio Ave. Despite initially…

Youth

Ugarte earned five caps for Uruguay at under-20 level. On 29 December 2019, Uruguay under-23 team head coach Gustavo Ferreyra named Ugarte in the 23-man final squad for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. He made five appearances in the competition, scoring in a 1–1 draw against Brazil in the final stage that helped Uruguay to finish third place.

Senior

On 5 March 2021, Ugarte was named in Uruguay senior team's 35-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Bolivia. However, CONMEBOL suspended those matches the next day amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his senior team debut on 5 September 2021, by coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Matías Vecino in a 4–2 win against Bolivia. On 15 November 2024, Ugarte scored his first senior international goal, scoring in the 90+11th minute in 2026 World Cup qualifying against Colombia, the latest scored winning goal in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying history. On 31 May 2026, Ugarte was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A month later, on 27 June, he suffered an ACL injury during the third group-stage World Cup match against Spain, which sidelined him for several months.

Ugarte is a combative defensive midfielder. His strengths include his ability to win back possession with well timed tackles and defensive positioning. During the 2023–24 Ligue 1 season, he topped the charts for the most tackles, 98, despite playing only 25 league games out of a possible 34 league games as compared to other players.

Club

As of match played 13 April 2026

International

As of match played 26 June 2026

As of match played 26 June 2026 Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ugarte goal.