Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho (born 19 January 1994) is a Uruguayan

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who plays as a striker for Argentine club Racing Club.

Career

Born in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, Balboa came from the youth divisions of

Club Sportivo Cerrito Club Sportivo Cerrito, usually known simply as Cerrito, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Cerrito de la Victoria, Montevideo. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda División. Titles *Uruguayan Segunda División The Se ...

, made his professional debut in the 0–1 loss against

Villa Teresa Club Atlético Villa Teresa, is a Uruguayan football and cycling team club based in Montevideo. It was founded in 1941. History In 2011 Villa Teresa achieved promotion from Segunda División Amateur (third level) and returned to the Professi ...

on 24 November 2012. He scored his first goal for Cerrito in the Derby against

Rentistas Club Atlético Rentistas, known simply as Rentistas is a Uruguayan professional association football, football club based in Cerrito de la Victoria, Montevideo. Founded in 1933, the club competes in the Uruguayan Segunda División. History In 1 ...

on 15 December 2012, it was the final goal in the 88 minute which lead the team win the match. Balboa after a wonderful

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with Cerrito playing 20 games and scoring 6 goals, he brought the attention of various European clubs being interested on him. The young attacker went to

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, to be tested by Panathinaikos and after a week he signed a one-year loan with the club. On 5 December, Balboa made his debut for Panathinaikos coming on as a sub in the 3–0 win against Iraklis Psachna. In 2014, he returned to Uruguay to play for

Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan association football, football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1945, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo Ma ...

. He played in two other Uruguayan teams,

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and

before moving to

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

to join

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. After being relegated to

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

on 2016-17 season, he joined Patronato.

Career statistics

Honours

;Panathinaikos *

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;Alianza Lima * Torneo Clausura: 2019 ;Defensor Sporting * Copa Uruguay: 2022 ;Racing Club *

Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (), also known as Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club Association football, football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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