Jairo Nicolás Coronel Valdez (born 4 March 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chilean club Deportes Copiapó.
Club career.
As a youth player, Coronel was with River Plate de Montevideo and Rentistas. After a stint with Boston River, he made his senior debut with Uruguay Montevideo in 2018, spending four seasons with them until 2021. In 2022, he played for Miramar Misiones and Atenas de San Carlos.
In 2023, Coronel signed with Cerro in the Uruguayan Primera División. The next year, he played for Cerro Largo, with whom he took part in the Copa Sudamericana, and Miramar Misiones.
In 2025, Coronel moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Copiapó alongside his compatriot Briam Acosta.