{{short description|Uruguayan association footballer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{family name hatnote|Amaro|Viega|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kevin Amaro | image = | caption = | full_name = Kevin Johan Amaro Viega | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|03|03|df=y}} | birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay | height = 1.77 m | position = Right-back, right winger | currentclub = Liverpool Montevideo | clubnumber = 24 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Liverpool Montevideo | years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Liverpool Montevideo | caps1 = 79 | goals1 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Uruguay | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 25 April 2026 | nationalteam-update = 13 October 2025 }}
'''Kevin Johan Amaro Viega''' (born 3 March 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right winger for Uruguayan Primera División club Liverpool Montevideo and the Uruguay national team.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|853835}}</ref>
==Club career== Amaro is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quién es Kevin Amaro, el lateral-extremo de Liverpool que fue reservado por Bielsa para la doble fecha decisiva de Eliminatorias|url=https://www.teledoce.com/telemundo/deportes/quien-es-kevin-amaro-el-lateral-extremo-de-liverpool-que-fue-reservado-por-bielsa-para-la-doble-fecha-decisiva-de-eliminatorias/|date=18 August 2025|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref> He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bonifazi y Amaro firmaron contrato|url=https://liverpoolfc.com.uy/noticias/bonifazi-y-amaro-firmaron-contrato|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club on 31 August 2022 in a 2��1 cup win against Central Español.<ref name="espnpro">{{cite web|title=Kevin Amaro: en qué creció al jugar la Libertadores, el DT que lo hizo pasar al lateral y su buena química con Luciano Rodríguez|url=https://www.espn.com.uy/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/13832633/kevin-amaro-liverpool-carrera-caracteristicas-lateral|date=26 June 2024|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool con la camiseta|url=https://www.tenfield.com.uy/livcencu|date=31 August 2022|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref>
==International career== In September 2025, Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa included Amaro in the squad for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uruguay publicó convocados para el cierre de Eliminatorias: sorpresas, vueltas y ausencias|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Uruguay-publico-convocados-para-el-cierre-de-Eliminatorias-sorpresas-vueltas-y-ausencias-uc935051|date=1 September 2025|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref> He made his debut for Uruguay on 9 September as a 71st-minute substitute for Brian Rodríguez in a goalless draw against Chile.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Amaro tuvo su debut en la Selección Uruguaya ante Chile|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/15655127/kevin-amaro-tuvo-debut-seleccion-uruguaya-vs-chile|date=9 September 2025|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Amaro considers Kyle Walker his footballing role model.<ref name=espnpro/> Amaro is the elder brother of footballer Mauricio Amaro.<ref>{{cite web|title=Un ‘Celeste’ en el Franzini|url=https://www.tenfield.com.uy/camiseta-especial-en-homenaje-al-viejo-sporting-club/|date=5 September 2025|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|30 August 2025}}<ref name="soccerway"/><ref name="besoccer">{{BeSoccer|k-amaro-3296887}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Copa Uruguay}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Liverpool Montevideo |2022 |UPD |2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||0 |- |2023 |UPD |1||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- |2024 |UPD |35||1||0||0||6{{efn|name=CoL|Appearances in Copa Libertadores}}||0||1{{efn|name=ScU|Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya}}||0||42||1 |- |2025 |UPD |26||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !64!!2!!7!!0!!6!!0!!1!!0!!78!!2 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 13 October 2025}}<ref name=soccerway/><ref name=besoccer/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |Uruguay |2025||3||0 |- !colspan=2|Total!!3!!0 |}
==Honours== '''Liverpool Montevideo''' * Uruguayan Primera División: 2023<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Liverpool-derroto-1-0-a-Penarol-y-se-consagro-campeon-del-Uruguayo-en-el-Campeon-del-Siglo-uc874135|date=16 December 2023|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref> * Supercopa Uruguaya: 2023,<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool campeón de la Supercopa Uruguaya 2023|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/liverpool-campeon-supercopa-uruguaya-2023/|date=30 January 2023|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref> 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Supercopa Uruguaya: Liverpool venció 1-0 a Defensor en el Viera y se consagró campeón|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Supercopa-Uruguaya-Liverpool-vencio-1-0-a-Defensor-en-el-Viera-y-se-consagro-campeon-uc878323|date=31 January 2024|access-date=10 September 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://auf.org.uy/kevin-amaro/ Profile] at the Uruguayan Football Association website {{in lang|es}}
{{Liverpool (Montevideo) squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amaro, Kevin}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Montevideo Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Uruguayan men's footballers Category:Uruguay men's international footballers Category:Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Category:Uruguayan Primera División players