Kevin Amaro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Johan Amaro Viega | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Liverpool Montevideo | 88 | (2) |
| 2026– | Genk | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Kevin Johan Amaro Viega (born 3 March 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right winger for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Uruguay national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Amaro is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 31 August 2022 in a 2–1 cup win against Central Español.[4][5]
On 18 August 2026, Amaro joined Belgian club Genk on a five-year contract.[6]
International career
[edit]In September 2025, Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa included Amaro in the squad for the first time.[7] He made his debut for Uruguay on 9 September as a 71st-minute substitute for Brian Rodríguez in a goalless draw against Chile.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Amaro considers Kyle Walker his footballing role model.[4] Amaro is the elder brother of footballer Mauricio Amaro.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2022 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 35 | 1 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 2 | ||
| Genk | 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Uruguay
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
- ↑ Appearance in championship playoffs
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Liverpool Montevideo
Individual
- Liga AUF Uruguaya team of the year: 2025[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Kevin Amaro at Soccerway
- ↑ "Quién es Kevin Amaro, el lateral-extremo de Liverpool que fue reservado por Bielsa para la doble fecha decisiva de Eliminatorias". 18 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Bonifazi y Amaro firmaron contrato". Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Kevin Amaro: en qué creció al jugar la Libertadores, el DT que lo hizo pasar al lateral y su buena química con Luciano Rodríguez". 26 June 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Liverpool con la camiseta". 31 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Liverpool vendió a Kevin Amaro al Genk de Bélgica" (in Spanish). 18 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Uruguay publicó convocados para el cierre de Eliminatorias: sorpresas, vueltas y ausencias". 1 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Kevin Amaro tuvo su debut en la Selección Uruguaya ante Chile". 9 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Un 'Celeste' en el Franzini". 5 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- 1 2 Kevin Amaro at BeSoccer
- ↑ "Liverpool derrotó 1-0 a Peñarol y se consagró campeón del Uruguayo en el Campeón del Siglo". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Liverpool campeón de la Supercopa Uruguaya 2023". 30 January 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Supercopa Uruguaya: Liverpool venció 1-0 a Defensor en el Viera y se consagró campeón". 31 January 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Abel Hernández fue elegido como el mejor jugador de la Liga AUF Uruguaya 2025" (in Spanish). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Men's association football defenders
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
- KRC Genk players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium