Nicolás Javier Schiappacasse Oliva (born 12 January 1999) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a forward for

Miramar Misiones Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones, usually known simply as Miramar Misiones is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club was formed from the merger of two clubs: Miramar (founded on October 17, 1915) and Misiones (founded on March 26, ...

Club career

River Plate Montevideo

Born in

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, Schiappacasse joined

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's youth setup in 2014 at the age of 11, from Club Universal. On 5 January 2015, aged only 15, he started training with the first-team. On 19 April 2015, already sold to

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, Schiappacasse made his main squad – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Santiago García in a 2–0 home win against Juventud. He scored his first professional goal on 23 May, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of

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Atlético Madrid

In July 2016, aged 17, Schiappacasse was a part of Atlético Madrid's pre-season under

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. He was subsequently assigned to the ''Juvenil A'' squad, thus returning to youth football. Schiappacasse made his debut for ''Atleti's'' B-team on 11 September 2016, replacing Caio Henrique and scoring his team's second in a 2–3 away loss against

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in the

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. He contributed with three goals in 14 appearances for the reserves, achieving promotion to the

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. For the 2017–18 season, Schiappacasse only featured rarely for the B-side.

Rayo Majadahonda (loan)

On 7 August 2018, Schiappacasse was loaned to

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of the

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for a year.

Parma (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Schiappacasse signed for

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club

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on loan until 30 June 2020.

Famalicão (loan)

On 18 July 2019, newly promoted Portuguese

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side Famalicão announced the signing of Schiappacasse on a season-long loan deal.

Sassuolo

On 5 October 2020, Italian Serie A club

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announced the signing of Schiappacasse on a permanent basis.

Peñarol (loan)

On 30 March 2021, Schiappacasse returned to Uruguay after agreeing to a season-long loan deal with

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International career

Schiappacasse is a former Uruguay youth international. He has amassed 80 caps and 35 goals for different youth teams of Uruguay over six years. He was part of Uruguayan squad at the

2013 South American U-15 Championship The 2013 South American U-15 Championship () was the 6th edition of the South American U-15 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams of South America. It was ...

2015 South American U-17 Championship The 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship (, ) was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by CONMEBOL for players aged 17 and below. It was held in Paraguay from 4 to 29 March 2015. This ...

2017 South American U-20 Championship The 2017 South American Youth Football Championship (, ) was the 28th edition of the South American Youth Football Championship, a football competition for the under-20 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL. It was held in Ecuador f ...

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 21st edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 a ...

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and the

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. With 21 goals, Schiappacasse is the all-time top scorer of the Uruguay under-20 team. He is also second in number of matches played for the under-20 team, only behind Rodrigo Amaral. He also used to be joint all-time top scorer of the Uruguay under-17 team along with Franco Acosta, a feat which was surpassed by Facundo Torres in 2017. On 1 September 2024, Schiappacasse made his debut for Uruguay A' national team in a 1–1 draw against

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Personal life

Schiappacasse is of Italian descent, and holds an

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. On 26 January 2022, he was arrested by police in Uruguay for carrying a concealed firearm on his way to a

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between

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and

. He stated he was going to deliver it to a Peñarol

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiappacasse, Nicolas 1999 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent Men's association football forwards Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Serie A players Argentine Primera División players Atlético Madrid B players CF Rayo Majadahonda players Parma Calcio 1913 players F.C. Famalicão players US Sassuolo Calcio players Peñarol players Miramar Misiones players La Luz F.C. players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina