Gary Kagelmacher

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kagelmacher and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Gary Christofer Kagelmacher Pérez (born 21 April 1988) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a central defender for Uruguayan club Montevideo City Torque.

Gary Kagelmacher

Kagelmacher with Universidad Católica in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Gary Christofer Kagelmacher Pérez[1]
Date of birth	(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Montevideo City Torque
Number	24
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Danubio	2	(0)
2007–2008	→ Real Madrid B (loan)	27	(2)
2008–2011	Real Madrid B	59	(4)
2009	Real Madrid	1	(0)
2010–2011	→ Beerschot (loan)	21	(3)
2011–2012	Beerschot	19	(4)
2012–2014	Monaco	52	(3)
2013	Monaco B	1	(0)
2013–2014	→ Valenciennes (loan)	31	(0)
2014–2016	1860 Munich	58	(3)
2016–2017	Maccabi Haifa	34	(1)
2017–2020	Kortrijk	61	(2)
2020–2021	Peñarol	59	(3)
2022	León	7	(0)
2022–2024	Universidad Católica	51	(4)
2025–	Montevideo City Torque	15	(1)
International career
2005	Uruguay U17	3	(0)
2007	Uruguay U20	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Montevideo of German descent, Kagelmacher began his professional career with local club Danubio FC. In 2007, aged 19, he was loaned to Real Madrid Castilla in the Spanish Segunda División B, being first choice from an early stage; the move was made permanent at the end of his first season.

In the last match of the 2008–09 campaign, Kagelmacher made his La Liga debut with Real Madrid, starting in a 2–1 away loss against CA Osasuna.^[2][3] In the summer of 2010, he was loaned to K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot of the Belgian Pro League.^[4]

Kagelmacher agreed to a permanent four-year contract at Beerschot on 6 May 2011. In the following transfer window, however, he moved countries again and signed with AS Monaco FC of the French Ligue 2.^[5]

On 30 June 2014, Kagelmacher joined TSV 1860 Munich on a three-year deal, arriving from Valenciennes FC.^[6] He scored his first goals for his new team on 8 March of the following year, but in a 3–2 home defeat to SV Sandhausen.^[7]

After one season in the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Haifa F.C. and two and a half in the Belgian top division at the service of K.V. Kortrijk,^[8] the 31-year-old Kagelmacher returned to his homeland in the 2020 January transfer window after signing with Peñarol.^[9] He competed abroad subsequently, with Club León in the Mexican Liga MX^[10] and Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in the Chilean Primera División.^[11]

In January 2025, Kagelmacher was announced at Montevideo City Torque.^[12]

International career

Kagelmacher played for the Uruguay under-17 side at the 2005 FIFA World Championship.^[13] Two years later, he appeared with the under-20s at the 2007 World Cup.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 29 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other1		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Danubio	2007–08	Uruguayan Primera División	2	0	0	0	—		2	0	4	0
Real Madrid B (loan)	2007–08	Segunda División B	27	2	—		—		—		27	2	[15]
Real Madrid B	2008–09	Segunda División B	27	1	—		—		—		27	1	[15]
	2009–10		32	3	—		—		—		32	3	[15]
	Total		59	4	—		—		—		59	4	—
Real Madrid	2008–09	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0	[15]
Beerschot (loan)	2010–11	Belgian Pro League	21	3	4	0	—		6[a]	0	31	3	[16]
Beerschot	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	19	4	3	0	—		—		22	4	[16]
Monaco	2011–12	Ligue 2	17	0	0	0	0	0	—		17	0	[1]
	2012–13		35	3	2	0	0	0	—		37	3	[1]
	Total		52	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	54	2	—
Valenciennes (loan)	2013–14	Ligue 1	31	0	1	0	1	0	—		33	1	[1]
1860 Munich	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	26	2	1	0	—		2[b]	0	29	2	[1]
	2015–16		32	1	3	0	—		—		35	1	[1]
	Total		58	3	4	0	—		2	0	64	3	—
Maccabi Haifa	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	34	1	1	0	4	0	3[c]	0	42	1	[16]
Kortrijk	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	14	0	3	0	—		8[d]	0	25	0	[1]
	2018–19	28	0	3	0	—		10[d]	0	41	0	[1]
	2019–20	19	2	2	1	—		0	0	21	3	[1]
	Total		61	2	8	1	—		18	0	87	3	—
Peñarol	2020	Uruguayan Primera División	32	2	—		—		7[e]	2	39	4	[16]
	2021		27	1	—		—		14[f]	2	41	3	[16]
	Total		59	3	—		—		21	4	80	7	—
Club León	2021–22	Liga MX	7	0	0	0	—		2[g]	0	9	0	[16]
Universidad Católica	2022	Chilean Primera División	10	1	3	0	—		—		13	1	[16]
	2023		22	3	5	0	—		1[f]	0	28	3	[16]
	2024		19	0	2	0	—		1[f]	0	22	0	[16]
	Total		51	4	10	0	—		2	0	63	4	—
Montevideo City Torque	2025	Uruguayan Primera División	15	1	0	0	—		0	0	15	1	[16]
Career total			399	23	25	1	5	0	32	0	461	24	—

1. Appearances in Belgian Pro League playoffs
2. Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs
3. One appearance in Israeli Super Cup, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in Belgian First Division A playoffs
5. Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
7. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League