| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Johan Amaro Viega | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Liverpool Montevideo | 88 | (2) |
| 2026– | Genk | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Uruguay | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Kevin Johan Amaro Viega (born 3 March 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right winger for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Uruguay national team.
Amaro is a youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo. He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022. He made his professional debut for the club on 31 August 2022 in a 2–1 cup win against Central Español.
On 18 August 2026, Amaro joined Belgian club Genk on a five-year contract.
In September 2025, Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa included Amaro in the squad for the first time. He made his debut for Uruguay on 9 September as a 71st-minute substitute for Brian Rodríguez in a goalless draw against Chile.
Amaro considers Kyle Walker his footballing role model. Amaro is the elder brother of footballer Mauricio Amaro.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2022 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 35 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | Liga AUF Uruguaya | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 2 | ||
| Genk | 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
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