Exequiel Mereles

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mereles and the second or maternal family name is de la Quintana.

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 19)
Place of birth	San Carlos, Uruguay
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nacional
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Atenas	33	(3)
2024–	Nacional	9	(2)
International career
2022–2024	Uruguay U20	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 June 2025

Club career

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

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

As of 27 August 2021^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atenas	2021	Uruguayan Segunda División	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Career total			3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0