Pablo Fernando Olivera Fernández (born 8 December 1987) is an

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an professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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Club career

Olivera started his senior career playing with his hometown club

Cerro Largo FC Cerro Largo Fútbol Club is a football club from Melo, Cerro Largo Department in Uruguay. They play their games at Estadio Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla. They are followed by many fans since it is the only professional team that represents ...

in 2005. In mid-2007, he was loaned to

Rampla Juniors Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, commonly known as Rampla Juniors, is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The team was actively playing the 2021 season by January 2021. In their home stadium, Rampla won the Uruguayan championship in 1927. ...

for a year. In August 2009, he signed a new deal with River Plate, team where he contributed with 16 goals in 47 matches. On 1 September 2010 he made his first international appearance playing the

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against

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an club

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. On 8 August 2012, Olivera joined Liga ZON Sagres side

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

for a year loan transfer. He made his debut on 19 August in a 1–1 draw against

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, coming on a substitute for

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. He scored his two first goals on 21 October in a 3–2 win

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match against Sporting Clube. He scored his first

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goal on 27 October in a 2–2 draw against

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.Olhanense vs. Moreirense 2 - 2
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* 1987 births Living people People from Cerro Largo Department Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Cerro Largo F.C. players Rampla Juniors players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Moreirense F.C. players Carabobo F.C. players Central Español players Deportivo Táchira F.C. players Al-Wakrah SC players Montevideo City Torque players Atlético San Luis footballers Centro Atlético Fénix players Juventud de Las Piedras players Sud América players Uruguayan Primera División players Primeira Liga players Ascenso MX players Venezuelan Primera División players Qatar Stars League players Uruguayan Segunda División players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1980s-stub