Diego Vera

{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1985)}} {{family name hatnote|Vera|Méndez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Diego Vera |image = DiegoVera.jpg |caption = Vera with Independiente in 2015 |fullname = Diego Daniel Vera Méndez |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|5}} | birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay |height = 1.81 m |currentclub = Colón FC |clubnumber = 24 |position = Striker |youthyears1= |youthclubs1= Bella Vista | years1 = 2004–2007 | years2 = 2007–2008 | years3 = 2009 | years4 = 2009–2010 | years5 = 2010–2014 | years6 = 2011 | years7 = 2011 | years8 = 2012 | years9 = 2013–2014 | years10 = 2014–2015 | years11 = 2015–2017 | years12 = 2017–2018 | years13 = 2018–2019 | years14 = 2019–2021 | years15 = 2021 | years16 = 2022 | years17 = 2023 | years18 = 2024– | clubs1 = Bella Vista | clubs2 = Nacional | clubs3 = Defensor Sporting | clubs4 = Nacional | clubs5 = Liverpool Montevideo | clubs6 = → Nanchang Hengyuan (loan) | clubs7 = → Deportivo Pereira (loan) | clubs8 = → Querétaro (loan) | clubs9 = → Atlético Rafaela (loan) | clubs10 = Estudiantes LP | clubs11 = Independiente | clubs12 = Colón | clubs13 = Tigre | clubs14 = Curicó Unido | clubs15 = Defensor Sporting | clubs16 = Racing Montevideo | clubs17 = Danubio | clubs18 = Colón FC | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 14 | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 5 | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 5 | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 2 | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 19 | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 3 | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 1 | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 2 | caps9 = 44 | goals9 = 17 | caps10 = 23 | goals10 = 6 | caps11 = 40 | goals11 = 13 | caps12 = 19 | goals12 = 3 | caps13 = 14 | goals13 = 2 | caps14 = 36 | goals14 = 10 | caps15 = 24 | goals15 = 10 | caps16 = 24 | goals16 = 16 | caps17 = 27 | goals17 = 2 | caps18 = 5 | goals18 = 3 |nationalyears1= 2006–2007 |nationalteam1= Uruguay |nationalcaps1= 3| nationalgoals1 = 0 |pcupdate = 27 April 2024 }}

'''Diego Daniel Vera Méndez''' ({{IPA|es|ˈdjeɣo ˈβeɾa}};{{efn|In isolation, ''Vera'' is pronounced {{IPA|es|ˈbeɾa|}}.}} born January 5, 1985) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Colón FC in the Uruguayan Segunda División.

==Career== Vera was born in Montevideo, and began his career playing with his hometown team Bella Vista. Later he played for several Uruguayan clubs such as Nacional, Defensor Sporting and Liverpool.

In January 2011, he was transferred to Chinese side Nanchang Hengyuan, where he scored 3 goals in 11 Chinese Super League appearances.

On 20 July 2011, he signed a new deal with Colombian side Deportivo Pereira.<ref>[http://www.bolsilludo.com/principal/actualidad/bolsos-por-el-mundo/127-diego-vera/415-diego-vera-a-colombia.html Diego Vera a Colombia]</ref> Unfortunately, his team was relegated to Categoría Primera B causing his return to Liverpool in early 2012.

On 30 June 2012, he signed for Mexican side Queretaro F.C.

On 16 July 2014, he signed for Estudiantes de La Plata.<ref>[http://www.espndeportes.com/news/story/_/id/2136163/el-delantero-uruguayo-diego-vera-se-suma-a-estudiantes?campaign=rss&source=ESPNdeportesPortada The striker Diego Vera joins Estudiantes]</ref>

In 2024, Vera joined Colón FC in the Uruguayan second division.<ref>{{cite instagram |user=informacion_uruguay |postid=C3Je14CA5l3 |title=Los delanteros Diego Vera y Bruno Abbate , fueron presentados como nuevos jugadores de Colon |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=27 April 2024 |language=es}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played on 20 February 2018}}<ref>{{Soccerway |id=23405 |accessdate=23 February 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club!!rowspan=2|Season!!colspan=3|League!!colspan=2|Cup!!colspan=2|Other!!colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Defensor Sporting||2009–10||Uruguayan Primera División |0||0||0||0||8{{efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores|name=COL}}||1||8||1 |- |Nacional||2009–10||Uruguayan Primera División |11||2||0||0||3{{efn|name=COL}}||0||14||2 |- |Liverpool||2010–11||Uruguayan Primera División |14||6||0||0||0||0||14||6 |- |Shanghai Shenxin||2011||Chinese Super League |11||3||0||0||0||0||11||3 |- |Deportivo Pereira||2011||Categoría Primera A |15||1||0||0||0||0||15||1 |- |Liverpool||2011–12||Uruguayan Primera División |15||13||0||0||0||0||15||13 |- |Querétaro||2012–13||Liga MX |15||2||2||0||0||0||17||2 |- |rowspan=3|Atlético Rafaela||2012–13||rowspan=2|Argentine Primera División |13||4||1||1||0||0||14||5 |- |2013–14 |31||13||0||0||0||0||31||13 |- !colspan=2|Total !44!!17!!1!!1!!0!!0!!45!!18 |- |rowspan=3|Estudiantes||2014||rowspan=2|Argentine Primera División |16||4||2||1||6{{efn|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana|name=COS}}||3||24||8 |- |2015 |7||2||1||0||3{{efn|name=COL}}||0||11||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !23!!6!!3!!1!!9!!3!!35!!10 |- |rowspan=4|Independiente||2015||rowspan=3|Argentine Primera División |14||7||2||1||6{{efn|name=COS}}||0||22||8 |- |2016 |12||3||2||0||4{{efn|name=COS}}||0||18||3 |- |2016–17 |14||3||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in Torneos de Verano}}||0||17||3 |- !colspan=2|Total !40!!13!!4!!1!!13!!0!!57!!14 |- |rowspan=3|Colón||2016–17||rowspan=2|Argentine Primera División |14||5||2||0||0||0||16||5 |- |2017–18 |13||3||0||0||1{{efn|name=COS}}||1||14||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !27!!8!!2!!0!!1!!1!!30!!9 |- !colspan=3|Career totals !215!!71!!12!!3!!34!!5!!261!!79 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} <div>{{col-begin}} {{col-end}} </div>

==Honours== ;Nacional *Liguilla: 2007, 2008

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==External links== *{{BDFA|32307|Diego Daniel Vera}} *{{Soccerway|diego-daniel-vera/23405}} *[https://atilio.uy/jugador:1908 Diego Vera] at Atilio.uy {{inlang|es}}

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