Felipe Cairus
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felipe Cairus Arabeity | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Dolores, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Albion | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Nacional | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Rentistas (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 21 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Felipe Cairus Arabeity (born 28 April 2000)[1] is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nacional.
Career
[edit]Born in Dolores, Soriano Department, Cairus began his career with Albion F.C. and played three games in the Uruguayan Segunda División in 2019, before being loaned to Club Nacional de Football at the turn of the year.[2] In 2021, he suffered a knee injury that lasted for nine months, causing him to contemplate retirement.[3]
On 7 September 2022, Cairus made his first-team debut by starting in a 1–0 win away to Miramar Misiones in the last 32 of the Copa Uruguay.[2] He was made captain of Nacional's third team under manager Álvaro Recoba, and signed a two-year contract in January 2023.[4] The following month, he was one of eight Nacional players and some coaching staff to be loaned to C.A. Rentistas due to an agreement between the two clubs.[5]
On 2 March 2024, Cairus made his Uruguayan Primera División debut under Recoba in a 3–0 home win over Montevideo Wanderers, playing the final 16 minutes as a substitute and scoring within three minutes.[6]
Personal life
[edit]As of May 2024, Cairus was studying a degree in business administration at Universidad ORT Uruguay.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Felipe Cairus" (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b "El capitán de la Tercera división, Felipe Cairus, debutó oficialmente en Nacional" [Third-team captain Felipe Cairus debuted officially for Nacional]. El Observador (in Spanish). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b Domínguez, Diego (2 May 2024). "Felipe Cairus: el verano que pensó en retirarse, su revancha en Nacional y la pregunta para Mauricio Pereyra" [Felipe Cairus: the summer he thought of retiring, his return for Nacional and the question for Mauricio Pereyra]. El País (Uruguay) (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "El juvenil por el que apuesta Nacional y que le renovó por dos años; conocé su historia" [The youth who Nacional are betting on and who they renewed the contract of for two years; get to know his story]. El Observador (in Spanish). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Amaya, Sebastián (7 February 2023). "De Nacional a Rentistas: los ochos jugadores tricolores cedidos en el marco del acuerdo entre ambos clubes" [From Nacional to Rentistas: the eight Tricolor players loaned in the agreement between both clubs]. El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Nacional goleó con mucha personalidad y fútbol a Wanderers, y con grandes actuaciones de varios juveniles" [Nacional thrashed Wanderers with a lot of personality and football, and with great performances by several youths]. El Observador (in Spanish). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.