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Jeremía Alexandre Recoba Perrone (born 8 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional. Born in Italy, he is a dual citizen with Uruguay.

Early and personal life

Recoba was born in Como, Italy. His father, Álvaro Recoba, was a long-term Uruguay international footballer who spent most of his career in Italy, primarily with Inter Milan. His mother is Lorena Perrone.

While the most common spelling of the name Jeremiah in Spanish is Jeremías, Recoba's father wrote the name incorrectly on his birth certificate.

Club career

After playing in the youth ranks of Danubio, Recoba signed for Nacional in 2021; his father had made the same move in 1996. In September 2023, he signed his first professional contract at Nacional, to last through 2024.

With his father debuting as manager, Recoba made his professional debut on 16 February 2024 in a 2–1 Uruguayan Primera División home win over River Plate. On the opening day of the season, he played the last eight minutes as a substitute for Mauricio Pereyra. On 28 February, he was given a surprise first start in a Copa Libertadores group game at home to Venezuela's Academia Puerto Cabello also at the Estadio Gran Parque Central, winning 2–0.

On 20 April 2024, Recoba scored his first goal in his 14th match – a 6–2 home win over Rampla Juniors in the domestic league – having already registered two assists in his career. Four days later, he netted again in a 2–1 Libertadores group win over another Venezuelan opponent, Deportivo Táchira; he was congratulated for this feat by former Nacional player Luis Suárez.

International career

Recoba is eligible to represent Italy or Uruguay at international level. He has stated he would only play for the latter.

References

1. ^ "La insólita anécdota del nombre del hijo del Chino Recoba: "Mi viejo se olvidó de ponerme la 's'"" [The unusual anecdote about the name of Chino Recoba's son: "My old man forgot to give me the 's'"] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
2. "Jeremía Recoba". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
3. "Jeremía Recoba: su curioso y único 'antecedente' en el Monumental y la foto con Messi, Suárez y Neymar" [Jeremía Recoba: his curious and unique 'antecedent' in the Monumental and the photo with Messi, Suárez and Neymar] (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
4. Valle, Conrado (29 January 2024). ""Sé diferenciar cuando Recoba es mi padre y cuando mi entrenador"" ["I know how to differentiate between when Recoba is my father and when he is my manager"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
5. Torrisi, Antonio (25 April 2024). "Jeremia Recoba segna in Libertadores e corre ad abbracciare il padre allenatore" [Jeremía Recoba scores in Libertadores and runs to hug his father the manager] (in Italian). Goal. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
6. "El apoyo familiar que tuvieron Álvaro y Jeremía Recoba en la hinchada de Nacional ante River Plate; mirá el video" [The family support that Álvaro and Jeremía Recoba had in the Nacional support against River Plate; watch the video]. El Observador (in Spanish). 12 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
7. "El emotivo mensaje de Jeremía Recoba tras su primer gol en Nacional, las felicitaciones de su madre Lorena Perrone y los saludos de sus compañeros" [Jeremía Recoba's emotional message after his first goal for Nacional, the congratulations of his mother Lorena Perrone and the greetings from his teammates]. El Observador (in Spanish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
8. "El hijo del Chino Recoba firmó su primer contrato profesional con Nacional" ['Chino' Recoba's son signed his first professional contract with Nacional]. El Observador (in Spanish). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
9. "Álvaro Recoba tras el debut de Nacional con triunfo: "Individualmente estuvimos abajo de lo que son los jugadores"" [Álvaro Recoba after his triumphant debut for Nacional: "Individually we were below the players' levels"]. El Observador (in Spanish). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
10. "Nacional 2-1 River Plate: el tricolor se quedó con una trabajosa victoria en su debut por el Torneo Apertura" [Nacional 2-1 River Plate: Tricolor won with a hard-fought victory on their Torneo Apertura debut]. El País (in Spanish). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
11. "Jeremía Recoba: su padre lo anotó mal al nacer y Abeijón le puso un apodo "bolichero"" [Jeremía Recoba: his father wrote his name down wrongly at birth and Abeijón gave him a "shopkeeper" nickname] (in Spanish). Montevideo.com.uy. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
12. "Bautismo de gol para Jeremía Recoba en la Primera División de Nacional" [Goal baptism for Jeremía Recoba in the Primera División for Nacional] (in Spanish). ESPN. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
13. "El mensaje de Suárez a Jeremía Recoba por su gol en Copa: "A seguir así, que todo llega"" [Suárez's message to Jeremía Recoba for his goal in the Copa: "I hope it carries on like this, may everything go your way"] (in Spanish). Montevideo.com.uy. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
14. "Jeremía Recoba: las anécdotas con su padre en Nacional, el no a Italia, y el error del Chino con su nombre" [Jeremía Recoba: anecdotes with his father at Nacional, the no to Italy and El Chino's error with his name]. ESPN. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

• 2003 births
• Living people
• Uruguayan men's footballers
• Sportspeople of Italian descent
• Men's association football midfielders
• Footballers from Como
• Danubio F.C. players
• Club Nacional de Football players
• Uruguayan Primera División players
• Italian people of Uruguayan descent
• Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent
• Italian emigrants to Uruguay
• Naturalized citizens of Uruguay