Joaquín Piquerez Moreira (born 24 August 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Uruguay national team.
Club career Defensor Sporting Piquerez played in the youth ranks of the club Defensor Sporting, with which he debuted in the Uruguayan First Division on March 19, 2017 with Eduardo Acevedo as coach in a match against River Plate that ended in a 1–0 victory. In May, he won the Apertura tournament.
River Plate Piquerez joined River Plate Montevideo, signing a two-year contract. He made his debut for his new club on July 14, in a 0–0 draw with Progreso in the Torneo Intermedio. In August, in the same tournament, Piquerez scored his first goal for River Plate in a 1–1 draw against Nacional. River Plate reached the final of the Torneo Intermedio in September, where they drew 2–2 with Liverpool, with Piquerez scoring River's first goal. However, Liverpool won 5–4 on penalties, and River Plate finished as runners-up.
Peñarol In January 2020, Peñarol officially announced the signing of Piquerez. The club paid River Plate €300,000 (just under R$1.5 million at the time) for the transfer, and the left-back signed a three-year contract. Piquerez joined the Peñarol squad on February 12 and made his debut in a 1–2 loss to Defensor Sporting, forUruguayan Championship.
Palmeiras
On 31 July 2021, Brazilian club Palmeiras announced the signing of Piquerez on a permanent deal until 31 December 2025. In November, Piquerez won his first title with Palmeiras. He started in the Copa Libertadores de 2021 final against Flamengo, which Palmeiras won 2–1.
In the 2022 season, Piquerez established himself as team absolute starter. At the beginning of the year, he won the 2022 Recopa Sudamericana and the 2022 Campeonato Paulista. Three months later, in July, he scored his first goal for Palmeiras, opening the scoring in the second leg of the round of 16, against São Paulo, for the Copa do Brasil. In the same match, the full-back completed 100 appearances for Palmeiras for Palmeiras. In November, Piquerez won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2022 and was named to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year. That following season, he won the 2023 Campeonato Paulista and the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, being again a pillar of the team.
International career Piquerez has represented Uruguay at various youth levels. He was part of national team squads at the 2015 South American U-17 Championship and the 2019 Pan American Games. In December 2019, he was called up to under-23 team for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Piquerez received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team on 28 May 2021 for FIFA World Cup qualification matches. However, he got injured the following day and was replaced by Camilo Cándido. He made his senior team debut on 2 September 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Peru. On 31 May 2026, he was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeaguePaulistaCopa do BrasilContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPalmeiras2021Série A120——40201802022260110318020501202329313151103105882024162141206110394202526380408100464Career total10984621423856021117
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay202170202360202550202640Total220
Honours Club Defensor Uruguayan Primera División: 2017 Apertura
Peñarol Uruguayan Primera División: 2021 Campeonato Uruguayo
Palmeiras Série A: 2022, 2023 Supercopa do Brasil: 2023 Copa Libertadores: 2021 Recopa Sudamericana: 2022 Campeonato Paulista: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2021
Individual Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year (bench): 2020 Bola de Prata: 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2022 Best Left back in Brazil: 2022, 2023 Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2023 South America Team of the Year: 2023
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