José Pablo Neris Figueredo (born 13 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

, on loan from

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club Colón.

Club career

Neris is a youth academy graduate of

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. He scored 11 goals from 84 matches for the club since his debut in August 2017. In January 2023, Neris joined

club Colón. In August 2023, he joined

on a loan deal until the end of the 2024 season.

International career

As a youth international, Neris has represented Uruguay at the

2015 South American U-15 Championship The 2015 South American Under-15 Football Championship was the seventh edition of the South American Under-15 Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national t ...

and the

2017 South American U-17 Championship The 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Chile 2017, pt-BR, Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Chile 2017) was the 17th edition of the South American Under-17 Football Championship, a football compe ...

. In May 2024, Neris was named in the first ever Uruguay A' national team squad.

References

2000 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Albion F.C. players Club Atlético Colón footballers Peñarol players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub