Genk Signs Uruguay International Kevin Amaro: A New Full-Back Gem
Genk have dipped into South America again, and they think they’ve found their next gem.
The Belgian club have confirmed the signing of Uruguay international Kevin Amaro, a 22-year-old right-back arriving from Liverpool Montevideo on a five-year deal. It’s a move that fits a clear pattern: young, hungry full-back from Latin America, polished in Limburg, then pushed on to a bigger European stage.
They’ve done it before. Daniel Muñoz came from Colombia, blossomed at Genk, and is now winning European trophies with Crystal Palace. Inside the club, the hope is obvious – Amaro can trace a similar path.
This isn’t a raw teenager plucked from obscurity. Amaro made his first-team debut for Liverpool in 2022, but it was the 2024 campaign when he really forced his way into the side. That year he played 42 games and scored once, then followed it up with 34 appearances and another goal in 2025. This season he had already featured 17 times before Genk moved in.
Those numbers matter. They speak to durability, trust from coaches, and a player used to the grind of senior football.
There’s also versatility. Amaro is comfortable anywhere down the right flank, equally at home driving forward from full-back or operating higher up the pitch. For a Genk side that likes its wide players to run, overlap and overload, that profile fits neatly.
His performances in Uruguay have not gone unnoticed at international level either. Amaro has already been capped by the national team, adding a layer of pedigree to a signing that still carries plenty of upside.
He walks into a Genk dressing room still settling into the new season. Two games, one win, one defeat in the Belgian Pro League – a start that leaves questions hanging in the air. Can this revamped side find rhythm quickly? Can a new right-sided weapon tilt tight games their way?
Genk believe Kevin Amaro is part of that answer. Now it’s over to the Uruguayan to show that their South American full-back pipeline still runs strong.
