Matías de los Santos (footballer, born 1998)

Marcos Matías de los Santos Morales (born 28 September 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uruguayan Segunda División club La Luz.[1]

Matías de los Santos
Personal information
Full name Marcos Matías de los Santos Morales
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Artigas, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
La Luz
Number 8
Youth career
Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Peñarol 29 (2)
2021Deportivo Maldonado (loan) 17 (0)
2022 Villa Española 11 (1)
2023– La Luz 39 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Career

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Peñarol

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A graduate of the club's youth academy, de los Santos made his professional debut for Peñarol on 7 June 2018, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Fabián Estoyanoff in a 3-1 victory over Defensor Sporting.[2] The following season, he scored his first goal for the club as part of a brace in a 3-3 draw with Racing Club.[3]

Deportivo Maldonado

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In April 2021, de los Santos was loaned out to Deportivo Maldonado after seeing a reduction in his playing time at Peñarol.[4] He made his debut for the club on 16 May 2021, coming on as a halftime substitute for Rodrigo Muniz in a 4-2 defeat to Liverpool.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 June 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Peñarol 2018 Uruguayan Primera División 1 0 1 0
2019 14 2 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 17 2
2020 12 0 2[c] 0 14 0
Total 27 2 3 0 2 0 32 2
Deportivo Maldonado (loan) 2021 Uruguayan Primera División 5 0 5 0
Career total 32 2 3 0 2 0 37 2
  1. ^ Appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in the Uruguayan Primera División Torneo Clausura decider and Championship play-off
  3. ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores

References

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  1. ^ a b Matías de los Santos at Soccerway
  2. ^ "De estreno: Matías de los Santos y Ezequiel Busquets debutaron en Primera". peñarol.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Racing vs. Peñarol – 17 October 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Deportivo Maldonado anunció la incorporación de Matías de los Santos". ovaciondigital.com.uy (in Spanish). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Deportivo Maldonado vs. Liverpool – 16 May 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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