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Jonathan Urretaviscaya

Jonathan Matías Urretaviscaya da Luz (born 19 March 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga AUF Uruguaya club Montevideo Wanderers.

He spent most of his career in his homeland – with five stints at Peñarol – and in Mexico, where he won the CONCACAF Champions League with Pachuca and Monterrey. In Europe, he had a brief spell at Deportivo de La Coruña in La Liga and played for three teams in Portugal's Primeira Liga, including Benfica.

Urretaviscaya earned six caps for Uruguay, competing at the 2018 World Cup.

Born in Montevideo to a father of Basque descent, Urretaviscaya started off his career with hometown's Club Atlético River Plate. His Primera División debut came one month shy of his 18th birthday as he scored in a 2–0 win against Liverpool Montevideo in the Clausura's first game, and he eventually netted nine goals overall for the runners-up.

Urretaviscaya signed a contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica on 2 July 2008, for a fee of €1.5 million. Rarely used in his debut season, he scored once to conclude a 3–1 away victory over S.C. Braga on the final day, as Quique Sánchez Flores' men came third.

In January 2010, after having made almost no official appearances during the campaign – his only Primeira Liga game was against FC Porto as his team had many players missing due to injuries and suspensions, and he put up a good performance in a 1–0 home win for the eventual champions– Urretaviscaya was loaned to Peñarol for five months, thus returning to his country. In late June, he moved on the same basis to Deportivo de La Coruña for one season.

In the February 2011 transfer window, Urretaviscaya returned to Peñarol on loan. For 2011–12, he transferred temporarily to Vitória S.C. while also renewing his contract until 2015. He went on to miss most of the campaign due to injury.

Subsequently, returned to the Estádio da Luz, Urretaviscaya spent the better part of the following two seasons with the B team. On 1 September 2014 he terminated his contract with Benfica and penned a one-year deal with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He re-joined Peñarol for a third spell on 23 January 2015, after signing for six months.

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