Manuel Ugarte (footballer)

Manuel Ugarte
Ugarte with Manchester United in 2025
Personal information
Full name Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Manchester United
Number 25
Youth career
City Park
–2016 Fénix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Fénix 53 (2)
2021 Famalicão 20 (1)
2021–2023 Sporting CP 56 (0)
2023–2024 Paris Saint-Germain 25 (0)
2024– Manchester United 29 (1)
International career
2018 Uruguay U20 5 (0)
2020 Uruguay U23 7 (1)
2021– Uruguay 31 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
2024 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 16 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:30, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel uˈɣaɾte]; born 11 April 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Uruguay national team.

Ugarte came through Fénix's youth academy, being promoted to the first-team in 2016. In December 2021, he joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Famalicão. Following an impressive half-season, Ugarte signed for fellow Primeira Liga club Sporting CP, winning the Taça da Liga in his time with the club. In July 2023, he joined Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer worth €60 million. In August 2024, he joined Manchester United for a fee of €50 million.

Ugarte is a former youth international for Uruguay, representing the country at under-20 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut in 2021. He represented Uruguay at the 2024 Copa América and was named in the Team of the Tournament.