Matías Aguirregaray Guruceaga (born 1 April 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Uruguayan Primera División club Miramar Misiones.
.jpg) Agguiregaray (left) with Peñarol in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Aguirregaray Guruceaga | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right wing back, left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Miramar Misiones | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Peñarol | 66 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Terrassa | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Montevideo Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Palermo (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | CFR Cluj | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Peñarol | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Estudiantes | 57 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Peñarol (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Tijuana | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Al-Fateh (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Fateh | 25 | (2) |
| 2021 | Deportivo Maldonado | 9 | (2) |
| 2021 | Estudiantes | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Peñarol | 48 | (0) |
| 2024– | Miramar Misiones | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Uruguay U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Uruguay | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 | |||
His nickname is "El Vasquito". He also holds a Spanish passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player.[2]
Club career
editAguirregaray made his professional debut in 2007 with Peñarol and spent four full seasons with the club.
In October 2010 he joined Tercera División club Terrassa FC, in order to help him gain a Spanish passport to ease a potential move to a higher-rank team within Europe. He never played a single game with the Catalans.[3][4]
On 24 August 2011, Serie A club Palermo confirmed to have signed Aguirregaray on loan from Montevideo Wanderers F.C., with an option to fully acquire the player's transfer right by the end of the season.[5] He made his debut as a second-half substitute for Nicolás Bertolo in a Serie A home game against Cagliari, ended in a 3–2 win for his side.
In July 2013 he signed a contract with Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata.
International career
editAguirregaray took part at the 2009 South American U-20 Championship and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as part of the Uruguayan under-20 team.
He was part of Uruguay's 2012 Olympic squad.[6]
In September 2012, he was called up to the Uruguayan senior side for two World Cup qualifying matches against Colombia and Ecuador, but failed to make debut.[7] He finally made his debut to the senior squad in February 2013 in a 3–1 friendly loss against Spain, coming on as a substitute.
Personal life
editMatias is the son of former Peñarol player Óscar Aguirregaray.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Matías Aguirregaray" (in Spanish). Peñarol. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Aguirregaray alla Lazio? Ne sto parlando con Lotito". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Aguirregaray arriba al Terrassa FC, de moment, per entrenar" [Aguirregaray arrivers to Terrassa, at the moment only for training purposes] (in Catalan). ATerrassa.cat. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Aguirregaray fa escala a Terrassa" [Aguirregaray arrives to Terrassa] (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "ALTRO ACQUISTO AGUIRREGARAY ROSANERO" [Another acquisition, Aguirregaray is a Rosanero] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "MatÃas Aguirregaray Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Matias Aguirregaray a fost convocat la echipa națională!" (in Romanian). cfr1907.ro. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Peñarol: Aguirregaray no se va @ Tenfield". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
External links
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- Matías Aguirregaray at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Matías Aguirregaray at Soccerway
- Matías Aguirregaray at National-Football-Teams.com