| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Johan Amaro Viega | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool Montevideo | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Liverpool Montevideo | 64 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ 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 Uruguayan Primera División club Liverpool Montevideo and the Uruguay national team.[1]
Club career
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]
International career
In September 2025, Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa included Amaro in the squad for the first time.[6] He made his debut for Uruguay on 9 September as a 71st-minute substitute for Brian Rodríguez in a goalless draw against Chile.[7]
Personal life
Amaro considers Kyle Walker his footballing role model.[4] Amaro is the elder brother of footballer Mauricio Amaro.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 August 2025[1][9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2022 | UPD | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | UPD | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | UPD | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2025 | UPD | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 64 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Uruguay
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
International
- As of match played 13 October 2025[1][9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Liverpool Montevideo
- Uruguayan Primera División: 2023[10]
- Supercopa Uruguaya: 2023,[11] 2024[12]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
External links
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
