Fausto Mariano Vera (born 26 March 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Corinthians.[2]
 Vera with Corinthians in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fausto Mariano Vera[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hurlingham, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Argentinos Juniors | 61 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Corinthians | 64 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Argentina U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U22 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Argentina U23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 27 June 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editVera started his career with Argentinos Juniors.[2][4] He was promoted into their senior team during 2018–19, making his debut in the Argentine Primera División against Tigre in November 2018; coming off the bench for Ignacio Méndez in an away loss at the Estadio José Dellagiovanna.[2] On 6 March 2020, on his twenty-fourth appearance, Vera scored his first senior goal in a win over Rosario Central.[2]
On 26 July 2022, Vera joined Brazilian club Corinthians on a four-year deal.[5]
International career
editIn 2017, Vera was selected by the Argentina U17s for the 2017 South American U-17 Championship.[2] They were knocked out at the first group stage, with Vera featuring in matches with Venezuela, Peru and Brazil.[2] Vera won three caps for the Argentina U20s at the 2018 COTIF Tournament.[6][7][8][9] He also featured for the U19s and trained against the senior squad in 2017.[10][11] In December 2018, Vera was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[12] In May 2019, Fernando Batista called up Vera for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] He scored in their 5–2 matchday one win over South Africa on 25 May; in appearance one of three.[2]
Vera received a call-up for the 2019 Pan American Games with the U22s in Peru.[14] He appeared five times, including once in the final in which he also scored, as they won the competition.[2]
Vera appeared for the Argentina Olympic side at the 2020 Summer Olympics, starting every game as the team suffered a group stage elimination.
Personal life
editVera is of Paraguayan descent through his paternal grandparents.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of 27 June 2024.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2018–19 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 9[nb 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | 11[nb 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 25[nb 1] | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 61 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 | |||
| Corinthians | 2022 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 10[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 96 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 106 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 10 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Paulista
Honours
edit- Argentina U23[16]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
editExternal links
edit- Fausto Vera at Soccerway
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