Exequiel Mereles de la Quintana (born 16 September 2005) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nacional.

Exequiel Mereles
Personal information
Full name Exequiel Mereles de la Quintana
Date of birth (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth San Carlos, Uruguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Nacional
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Atenas 33 (3)
2024– Nacional 15 (2)
International career
2022–2024 Uruguay U20 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2025

Club career

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Mereles is a youth academy graduate of Atenas. On 16 June 2021, Mereles made his professional debut for the club when Atenas manager Diego Forlán brought him on as a 81st-minute substitute for Gervasio Olivera in a 2–1 league defeat to Danubio.[1]

Mereles joined Nacional in March 2024.[2]

International career

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Mereles is a Uruguay youth international. In October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2022 South American Games.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 27 August 2021[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atenas 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 300030
Career total 30000030

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