Joaquín Lavega Colzada (born 3 February 2005) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Lavega is a youth academy graduate of

. He made his professional debut for the club on 30 May 2021 in a goalless draw against

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. In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper ''The Guardian'' as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.

International career

Lavega is a current Uruguayan youth national team player. He was part of Uruguay squad at

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. On 15 August 2021, Uruguay under-17 team coach Diego Demarco named Lavega in 20-man squad for 2021 U-18

L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament The Torneo Internacional de Fútbol Sub-20 de L'Alcúdia (''L'Alcúdia International Under-20 Football Tournament''), better known as COTIF, is an annual international invitational football competition for youth teams, open to both clubs and natio ...

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* 2005 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football forwards Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players {{Uruguay-footy-forward-2000s-stub