Federico Valverde News and Features

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Date of birth: July 22, 1998
Instagram: @fedeevalverde
Club(s): Penarol, Real Madrid B, Deportivo La Coruna (loan), Real Madrid
Country: Uruguay
Signing fee: £4.3 million

A tireless box-to-box midfielder, has established himself as a key figure in Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid side. Signed from Uruguayan club Penarol in 2016, the international first spent a season with the Real reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla, and then another on loan at Deportivo La Coruna, for whom he impressed in their ultimately unsuccessful fight against relegation. Has gone from strength to strength since being promoted to the Real first-team squad in 2018.

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Uruguay World Cup 2026 squad: Marcelo Bielsa's full team for October's friendlies

By Ewan Gennery Published

Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay World Cup 2026 squad is becoming clearer, as Darwin Nunez and co. will play a set of friendlies in Malaysia in October

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‘I have read several articles damaging my reputation. I know I’ve had bad games, I’m aware of it’ Real Madrid star Federico Valverde slams critics on social media

By Isaac Stacey Stronge Published

Real Madrid star Federico Valverde has been clear about where he should be playing under boss Xabi Alonso, despite a poor run of form

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Ranked! The 10 best central midfielders in the world

By Mark White Published

RANKED! The best central midfielders in the world, as we dig deep into the engine room

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Ranked! The best central midfielders in the world
Ranked! The 10 best central midfielders in the world

By Mark White Last updated

The best central midfielders in the world who can't be quantified as either an AM or a DM

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MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 23: Federico Valverde of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid v Viktoria Plzen at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 23, 2018 in Madrid Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates /Getty Images)
'When I came to Madrid, I thought that I was Messi and Cristiano in one body – I was a punk, a nobody': Real Madrid star reflects brutally on his younger self

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Real Madrid have attracted some talented players over the years, but one has brutally assessed how they acted when first arriving at the club

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Real Madrid line up (L-R) Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba, Eder Militao, Federico Valverde, Casemiro, Karim Benzema, Miguel Ortega Gutierrez, Gareth Bale, Isco Alarcon, Daniel Carvajal, Vinicius Junior during the La Liga Santader match between Real Betis and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Benito Villamarin on August 28, 2021 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
'It’s nothing against Arsenal, but I never wanted to go to England. Give me freezing showers as long as I can stay with my family': Real Madrid superstar reveals why he rejected Gunners move as a young player

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Arsenal failed to convince a future Real Madrid superstar to sign for them as a teenager

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Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri receives the Ballon d'Or award during the 2024 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 28, 2024.
Ballon d'Or 2024: The full standings

By Mark White Published

The full standings of the Ballon d'Or begun this afternoon, with the winner announced tonight

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp smiles after his side's 1-1 draw against Manchester City at Anfield in March 2024.
Liverpool make sensational offer for superstar they've wanted for four years: report

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Liverpool are already preparing for a big summer of transfers, despite the Premier League season not being finished

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