Miguel Angel Amado Alanis (born 28 December 1984 in

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a

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for the

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side

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

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Vis ...

league

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most s ...

and the

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International career

Miguel Amado made his international debut for Uruguay on 10 June 2009. He was in the starting line-up for a

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qualifying match against

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, which ended as a 2-2 draw for both sides. He has won 2 caps for the

Honors

Club

Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievemen ...

* Primera División (1): 2007–08

External links

* Miguel Amado playing stats at ESPN: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=88128&cc=5739 1984 births Living people People from Rivera Department Uruguayan footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguay international footballers Defensor Sporting players Peñarol players Club Olimpia footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Paraguay {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub Association football midfielders