Birth name | Baltazar Amaya Saavedra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (14.3 st; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | The British Schools of Montevideo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baltazar Amaya (born 26 May 1999) is an Uruguayan–Argentine rugby union player, currently playing for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol. His preferred position is wing or fullback.[1]
Amaya was born in Argentina and played at Hindú Club as a child, but his family relocated to Uruguay due to his father's job when he was nine years old.[2] He attended The British Schools of Montevideo.[3] He became a Uruguayan citizen in 2022.[2]
Amaya signed for Súper Liga Americana de Rugby side Peñarol ahead of the 2020 Súper Liga Americana de Rugby season, before re-signing ahead of the 2021 and 2022 seasons.[4][5][6] He has also represented the Uruguay national team.[7]
In 2022, Amaya competed for Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[8][9]