Jorge Fucile

Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo (pronounced [ˈxoɾxe fuˈtʃile]; born 19 November 1984) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Juventud de Las Piedras.[1] A defender, he is equally at ease on the right or left flank.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fucile and the second or maternal family name is Perdomo.

Jorge Fucile
Fucile lining up for Uruguay in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jorge Ciro Fucile Perdomo
Date of birth (1984-11-19) 19 November 1984
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Juventud
Youth career
Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Liverpool Montevideo 30 (2)
2006–2007 → Porto (loan) 18 (1)
2007–2014 Porto 83 (0)
2012 → Santos (loan) 0 (0)
2013 → Porto B 1 (0)
2014–2018 Nacional 75 (0)
2019 Cartagena 11 (0)
2020– Juventud 1 (0)
National team
2006–2017 Uruguay 49 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2020

After starting out at Liverpool Montevideo he moved to Porto in Portugal, going on to appear in 155 competitive matches over eight seasons and win 12 major titles, including five Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League.

An Uruguayan international since 2006, Fucile represented the country in two World Cups and three Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Fucile began his career with hometown's Liverpool Fútbol Club. On 31 August 2006 he was transferred on loan to FC Porto in Portugal,[3] appearing in 18 games in his first season as the northerners won a second consecutive Primeira Liga; the move was made permanent on 1 July 2007, with the club signing the player to a five-year contract.

Subsequently, Fucile continued to appear regularly for Porto on both sides of the back four. He added a further two leagues to his honours, while contributing with a combined 38 matches.

In the 2011–12 season, under new manager Vítor Pereira, he lost his importance in Porto's first team – after Cristian Săpunaru's injury, central defender Maicon was chosen as his successor. In mid-January 2012 Fucile moved on loan to Brazilian club Santos FC in a one-year-long deal,[4] being released by his parent club exactly one year later but re-admitted in March 2013.[5][6]

In late December 2013, also not being part of new coach Paulo Fonseca's plans, Fucile intended to return to Uruguay after agreeing a deal with Club Nacional de Football for the 2014 Clausura,[7] but the deal fell through. He eventually signed in July;[8] on 17 February 2014, he was condemned to pay a €45,000 fine for assaulting two stewards at the Estádio da Luz, following a tunnel brawl during the 0–1 away league loss against S.L. Benfica on 20 December 2009.[9][10][11]

In July 2019, after a further four Uruguayan Primera División seasons with Nacional and a failed trial at Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, the 34-year-old Fucile joined FC Cartagena of the Spanish Segunda División B, coached by his compatriot Gustavo Munúa.[12]

International career

Fucile made his debut for Uruguay on 24 May 2006, in a 2–0 friendly win over Romania in Los Angeles.[13][14] Already as first-choice, he played four games at the 2007 Copa América as the national team finished fourth.[15]

Fucile was then selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, playing five times for the semi-finalists, including the knockout stage wins against South Korea and Ghana (the latter after a penalty shootout).[16] He missed the 2011 Copa América which his country won,[17] but made Óscar Tabárez's squad for the following World Cup in Brazil.[18]

At the 2015 Copa América, Fucile was named in the squad despite playing only 142 minutes of football all year due to thigh injury. In his only appearance of the tournament in place of suspended Álvaro Pereira, he was one of two Uruguay players sent off in the 0–1 quarter-final loss to hosts Chile;[19][20] he also went to the next year's edition in the United States, but did not play.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 April 2018[22][23]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool Montevideo 2003 50————50
2004 60————60
2005–06 182————182
2006–07 10————10
Total 302————302
Porto (loan) 2006–07 18110—60—251
Porto 2007–08 21040106010330
2008–09 17040002000230
2009–10 21050202010310
2010–11 1600030110—300
2011–12 7000003020120
2012–13 00000000—00
2013–14 100000001020
Total 83013060240501310
Santos (loan) 2012 00——5190141
Porto B 2012–13 00————00
2013–14 10————10
Total 10————10
Nacional 2014–15 70————70
2015–16 210————210
2016 80——80—160
2017 240——70—310
2018 30——60—90
Total 630——210—840
Career Total 1951140605611402851
  1. Includes the Campeonato Paulista, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and UEFA Super Cup

International
Fucile (left) playing against Austria in March 2014
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay[24] 200620
2007120
200840
200950
201090
201120
201210
201350
201430
201510
201640
201710
Total490

Honours
Fucile (bottom) and Vieirinha of Leixões in October 2007

Porto

Santos

Nacional

References
  1. "Segunda División: Jorge Fucile jugará en Juventud lo que resta del campeonato". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. "Jorge Fucile". FIFA. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. "F.C. Porto: Jorge Fucile já chegou para fazer exames médicos e assinar contrato" [F.C. Porto: Jorge Fucile has arrived for medical exams and to sign contract] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. Doyle, Mark (17 January 2012). "Santos to sign Porto defender Jorge Fucile on year-long loan". Goal. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. "Fucile: "Vítor Pereira era o 007"" [Fucile: “Vítor Pereira was 007”]. Público (in Portuguese). 14 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. "Fucile critica Vítor Pereira" [Fucile criticizes Vítor Pereira] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. "Fucile llegó para quedarse" [Fucile is here to stay] (in Spanish). Ovación Digital. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  8. "Cumplo el sueño de mi vida" [I fulfill the dream of my life] (in Spanish). Club Nacional de Football. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  9. "Futebolistas do FC Porto condenados no caso do túnel da Luz" [FC Porto footballers condemned in tunnel of Luz case]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  10. Nunes, Luís Miguel (17 February 2014). "FC Porto: jogadores condenados no caso do "túnel da Luz"" [FC Porto: players condemned in the "tunnel of Luz" case] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  11. "Túnel da Luz. Futebolistas condenados a indemnizar "stewards"" [Tunnel of Luz. Footballers condemned to compensate stewards]. i (in Portuguese). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  12. "Fucile se fue a jugar a la C de España" [Fucile went to play to Spain's C]. El Observador (in Spanish). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  13. "Jorge Fucile viajó ayer para sumarse al grupo celeste" [Jorge Fucile travelled yesterday to join the sky blue group] (in Spanish). La Red 21. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. "Tata González y Jorge Fucile están de aniversario" [Tata González and Jorge Fucile are having their anniversary]. El Observador (in Spanish). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  15. "Brazil reach Copa America final". BBC Sport. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  16. Jorge Fucile – FIFA competition record
  17. Sturtridge, Tim; Pérez, Alejandro (30 June 2011). "Copa America: Uruguay squad preview". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  18. "World Cup 2014: Luis Suarez named in final Uruguay squad". BBC Sport. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  19. Wilson, Jonathan (24 June 2015). "Chile outlast Uruguay to reach Copa America semifinals". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  20. "Edinson Cavani red card video: hosts Chile through to Copa America semis after stormy 1–0 win". Fox Sports. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  21. "2016 Copa America Centenario: Squads named for all 16 teams". ESPN FC. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  22. "Fucile". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  23. "J. Fucile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  24. "J. Fucile – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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