Thomás Chacón Yona (born 17 August 2000) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Bellinzona.[1]
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| Full name | Thomás Chacón Yona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palmitas, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bellinzona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danubio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Danubio | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Minnesota United | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Liverpool (loan) | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Bellinzona | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U15 | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Uruguay U17 | 26 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U20 | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A youth academy product of Danubio, Chacón made his professional debut on 23 November 2017 in a 2–2 draw against El Tanque Sisley.[2] He scored his first goal on 10 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw against River Plate Montevideo.[3]
On 7 August 2019, MLS club Minnesota United announced the signing of Chacón as a Young Designated Player.[4]
On 5 April 2021, Chacón signed on loan with Uruguayan Primera División side Liverpool until 31 December 2021, with Liverpool holding an option to make the deal permanent.[5]
On 26 January 2022, Minnesota opted to buyout Chacón's contract at the club.[6]
On 27 August 2022, Chacón joined Bellinzona in Switzerland.[7]
Chacón is a former Uruguay youth international. He has represented Uruguay at four different age level tournaments including 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Danubio | 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 13 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Minnesota United | 2019 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
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