.jpg) Fonseca withMontevideo Wanderers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-10-19)19 October 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | León | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Novara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Novara | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | River Plate Montevideo | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Montevideo Wanderers | 33 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | River Plate | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | →Montevideo Wanderers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | León | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Uruguay | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024 | |||
Nicolás Fonseca (born 19 October 1998) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forLiga MX clubLeón and theUruguay national team.[1]
Before the second half of 2021–22, Fonseca signed for Uruguayan sideRiver Plate (Montevideo).[2] In the first week of 2024, he signed forRiver Plate of Argentina.[3]
Fonseca received his first call-up to theUruguay national team in March 2024 forfriendlies againstBasque Country andIvory Coast.[4] He made his debut on 23 March in a 1–1 draw against Basque Country.[5]
Nicolás is the son of former Uruguay internationalDaniel Fonseca.[6] His brotherMatías is also a footballer.[7]
On February 28, 2025, Fonseca was kidnapped in a van inMexico and was freed a couple of hours later.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2024 | 4[a] | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |