Nicolas Lodeiro

Bought this player from Nacional in Uruguay for 500k for Brescia in Serie B and think he could go on to become something special, how do you rate him........

http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab261/thefox69/Lodeiro.jpg

I'll upload image again incase it didnt go through

very good newcomer IRL, if you load Nacional they have 5/6 decent youngsters, but only Lodeiro will load on normal settings

bought quite a few players from Uruguay as they seem to be much cheaper than most of the other south american leagues.

hey thefox... you should add a bit of background info etc to the thread... make it official.

lodeiro is a huuggee talent in real life and was easily one of the best players at a recent tournement..

plus... he's one of my favourite players to buy for mid table prem teams .. as he's fairly cheap.. and hugely skilled

I actually bought him for Barcelona on a save before, on recommendation from a scout. I was playing with 3 AMC's at the time, and Messi was injured so he stepped in. In the 4 games he played I think he scored 2, assited 3 and had a average rating of about 7.5ish. So its a from me

:o i had him for stoke .. was total class in first season partnered with arismendi

looks good going to scout him for my Celtic team

Full Name Nicolas Lodeiro

Age 19

Position Attacking Midfield

Date of Birth March 21 1989

Place of Birth Paysandu Uruguay

Club at start of game Nacional

Nationallity Uruguay

Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Lodeiro is a promising playmaker and one of the best players in Nacional´s squad and also one of the best in the Uruguayan under 20 team, he participated in the South American under-20 tournament held in Venezuela, Uruguay finished 3rd in that tournament play-off and qualified to the 2009 Under-20 world cup held in Egypt, Lodeiro helped Uruguay reach the round of 16 in said tournament scoring two goals. He usually plays in a wide midfield position, but is equally efficient playing in the middle of the pitch.

Lodeiro played a vital role for Nacional in the 2008/2009 Copa Libertadores, which saw Nacional reach the Semi-finals. From then on, Lodeiro has been considered one of the best youth players in the country.

His senior international debut for Uruguay came against Costa Rica, in the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL 2010 World cup play-off. He played both legs of the play-off, showing off his exquisite technique in the second leg at home, where he was named player of the match for Uruguay, which local pundits have said Lodeiro was vital for Uruguay in this game and qualification to the 2010 world cup.

He has been linked with many clubs, including, F.C. Barcelona, Liverpool F.C and the Tigres UANL

Nicolas Lodeiro has the skill, quick feet and technique to shine for Uruguay at this summer's World Cup.

Lodeiro is a talented attacking midfielder who currently plays for Uruguayan side Nacional Monteviedo. Thanks to his quick feet, technique and similarly short height, Lodeiro has already been compared by the local Uruguayan media to Lionel Messi. It seems that like Messi, it won't be too long until Lodeiro finds himself playing in one of the major European leagues.

He was born in 1989 in Paysandu, which borders Argentina. It was here that he made his first steps as a footballer in the youth sides of local club Barrio Obrero. It wasn't too long before his talent was recognised by a local scout called Daniel Lopez who nurtured him to play for the youth team at Nacional Monteviedo aged only 14 years old.

Four years later, at the age of 18, Lodeiro made his debut for the Nacional first team against Phoenix on August 19, 2007. Later on in the year he also scored his first senior goal and it was clear to see that in Lodeiro, there was a new star in the making.

A year later, Lodeiro continued to make progress, securing more playing time and even scored against River Plate in the Pre-Libertadores playoff. But 2009 was the year that Lodeiro really began to make progress. His three goals and several assists in the Copa Libertadores helped Nacional to reach the semi finals of the tournament.

During 2009, Lodeiro also progressed on the international scene with good performances for the Uruguay under-20 national team. This included outstanding performances at a South American under-20 tournament in Venezuela where he scored three goals and led Uruguay to third place. He also contributed impressively at the FIFA under-20 tournament in Egypt, scoring two goals in four matches. Recently, Lodeiro made his debut for the Uruguay senior team against Costa Rica in the World Cup playoffs, having been called up by coach Oscar Tabarez. Lodeiro is very much in line to be selected for this summer's World Cup in South Africa.

Lodeiro is well known for his ability to glide past players with ease, due to his speed, close control and dribbling ability. He is also a very energetic player and his fitness ensures excellent movement on the pitch. Ladeiro likes to come towards a player in order to receive the ball and subsequently take control of play. However, he also likes to move wide towards the flanks and can often be found on both sides of the pitch and operating in the middle during the course of the same game. Lodeiro is two footed but has a particularly lethal left foot shot and is dangerous from free kicks.

Dude, you know if you found these pics of the net, you can just link them into this thread like so...

Instead of saving them on your computer, print screening your Photo Viewer

Great player though, hope he becomes as good in FM as the promise he is showing in real life.

Anyone got a pic of him later on?

ive signed him a few times , i train him to play AML and i just have this thing about him , i call him the new Recoba - my all time favourite FM player

I signed him in January of the first season. Played him a bit in the next 6 months then sent him out on loan at Feyenoord. He's improved a little, looks a solid if slightly unspectacular player. Still has a lot more development left in him, though.

Looks superb

Here he is under AI control 10.3; lacks in nothing.

I'd buy him if I needed him... Unfortunetly that's not the case atm

Arsenal almost always buy him in my games.

hes pretty good for my ajax side but he will become a beast if he gets tutored by a great tutor