Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar (born 4 August 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Círculo Deportivo.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Círculo Deportivo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 19 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sportivo Italiano | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | San Miguel | 9 | (1) |
| 2022 | San Martín de Burzaco | 24 | (0) |
| 2023– | Círculo Deportivo | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 10 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editZaldívar started his career with Argentine Primera División team Arsenal de Sarandí and made his first-team debut for the club on 11 May 2014 against Belgrano as he came on for the final few seconds.[1] He had to wait two years before featuring again, but he did go onto play in five consecutive 2016 Argentine Primera División fixtures.[1][3] In September 2017, Zaldívar rescinded his contract with Arsenal.[4] On 13 March 2018, Zaldívar joined United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[5][6] He scored his first senior goal on 14 April during a 3–2 loss versus Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Cheney Stadium.[1]
On 5 June, Zaldívar signed for RGVFC's affiliate club Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer on a short-team loan.[7] He made his debut for Houston Dynamo a day later in the U.S. Open Cup against NTX Rayados, scoring the club's fourth goal in a 5–0 victory in the process.[8] He went back to RGVFC days later.[1] In total, Zaldívar scored three times across nineteen games for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros before departing at the conclusion of the 2018 campaign.[1][9] A return to his homeland was completed in July 2019, as he penned terms with Primera C Metropolitana's Sportivo Italiano.[10] Ten games followed.[11]
In August 2020, Zaldívar secured a move up to Primera B Metropolitana with San Miguel.[12] He debuted in a goalless draw at home to Talleres on 5 December, having replaced Federico Sena off the bench with twenty-seven minutes remaining.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2013–14 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2018 | United Soccer League | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sportivo Italiano | 2019–20 | Primera C Metropolitana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| San Miguel | 2020 | Primera B Metropolitana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Matías Zaldívar profile". Soccerway. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Matías Zaldívar". World Football. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Matías Zaldívar profile". ESPN FC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal de Sarandí rescinde el contrato a Zaldívar". BeSoccer. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Rio Grande Valley FC roster". United Soccer League. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "RGV FC adds 13 players to roster ahead of 2018 season". Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo make roster moves ahead of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match". Houston Dynamo. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "GOAL: Matías Zaldívar scores with right-footed strike". Houston Dynamo. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "2019 RGV FC Roster Breakdown". Dynamo Theory. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Se refuerza". Mundo Ascenso. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS ZALDIVAR". BDFA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "San Miguel sumó a Marcos Inzaurraga y Matías Zaldivar". TyC Sports. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
edit- Matías Zaldívar at Soccerway