Maximiliano Araújo

Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches, known as Maxi Araújo, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-winger or left-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Araújo is a youth academy graduate of Montevideo Wanderers. He made his professional debut for the club on 11 March 2018 in a 2–1 league win against Montevideo City Torque.
At the end of December 2019 it was confirmed, Araújo had signed a deal until the end of 2023 with Liga MX club Puebla.
On 27 August 2024, Araújo joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on a five-year contract. On 5 November 2024, Araújo scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League against Manchester City in a 4-1 victory.

As a youth international, Araújo has represented Uruguay at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2019 Pan American Games and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
On 21 October 2022, Araújo was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In June 2023, he received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba. He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.

Araújo is the elder brother of fellow professional footballer César Araújo.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 June 2023	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay		2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	23 June 2024	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States		1–0	3–1	2024 Copa América
3	27 June 2024	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States		3–0	5–0	2024 Copa América

Sporting CP

Uruguay