Jairo Nicolás Coronel Valdez (born 4 March 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Huracán FC.

Jairo Coronel
Personal information
Full name Jairo Nicolás Coronel Valdez
Date of birth (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Huracán FC
Youth career
2013–2015 River Plate Montevideo
2015–2016 Rentistas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rentistas 0 (0)
2016–2017 Boston River 0 (0)
2018–2021 Uruguay Montevideo 64 (2)
2022 Miramar Misiones 15 (1)
2022Atenas (loan) 8 (0)
2023 Cerro 19 (0)
2024 Cerro Largo 9 (0)
2024 Miramar Misiones 7 (0)
2025 Deportes Copiapó 18 (1)
2026– Huracán FC 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2025

Club career

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As a youth player, Coronel was with River Plate de Montevideo[1][2] and Rentistas.[3] After a stint with Boston River,[4][5] he made his senior debut with Uruguay Montevideo in 2018,[6] spending four seasons with them until 2021.[7] In 2022, he played for Miramar Misiones and Atenas de San Carlos.[8]

In 2023, Coronel signed with Cerro in the Uruguayan Primera División.[9] The next year, he played for Cerro Largo,[10][11] with whom he took part in the Copa Sudamericana,[12] and Miramar Misiones.[13]

In 2025, Coronel moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Copiapó alongside his compatriot Briam Acosta.[14][15]

Back to Uruguay, Coronel joined Huracán FC in January 2026.[16]

Controversies

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On 1 November 2025, Coronel was arrested by assaulting Ernesto Lorca, a technical staff member of Universidad de Concepción, in the last matchday of the 2025 Primera B de Chile in the context of the Chilean violence in stadiums law.[17]

References

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  1. "Club Atlético River Plate - AUF - 2013/2014 SUB 19". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. "Club Atlético River Plate - AUF - 2014/2015 3A". auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. "Club Atlético Rentistas - AUF - 2015/2016 3A". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. "Club Atlético Boston River - AUF - 2015/2016". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. "Club Atlético Boston River - AUF - 2017". auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. "Uruguay Montevideo Football Club - AUF - 2018". auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  7. Fontes, Yalis (28 October 2021). "Derrota de Rocha 2-1 ante Uruguay Montevideo". rochaentrelineas.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  8. @futbolito100_ (13 July 2022). "Jairo Coronel no va a continuar en la segunda ronda con Miramar Misiones y ya tiene un nuevo destino" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025 via Twitter.
  9. "Las polémicas que rodearon los triunfos de Nacional y Peñarol por la quinta fecha del Clausura". ESPN (in Spanish). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2025. para que expulsara del campo de juego al volante de Cerro, Jairo Coronel. El jugador del elenco albiceleste estaba amonestado
  10. "Cerro Largo se rearma". El Profesional (in Spanish). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. "El plantel de Cerro Largo decidió "suspender la prestación de servicios" por impagos y se expresó la Mutual". El País (in Spanish). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  12. "Racing y Cerro Largo debutan en Copa Sudamericana". Portal Medios Públicos (in Spanish). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  13. "Mauro Brasil no seguirá en Cerro Largo Futbol Club". www.lavozdemelo.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025. Jairo Coronel quien ya abandonó el equipo para incorporarse a Miramar Misiones.
  14. Francke, Lucas; Merlo, César Luis (30 December 2024). "Copiapó se arma para su regreso a Primera B: ficha a Briam Acosta y Jairo Coronel del fútbol uruguayo". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. "Deportes Copiapó ficha a seis jugadores para el plantel 2025". Diario Chañarcillo (in Spanish). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  16. Pavez, Felipe (15 January 2026). "Movidas 2026: Protagonizó polémica en la Primera B, recibió seis fechas de sanción y ahora se va al extranjero". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  17. "El escándalo en la Primera B fue más allá: Jugador de Copiapó fue detenido e integrante de la U.de Conce terminó con el ojo morado". Emol (in Spanish). 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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