Matías Cahais (born 24 December 1987) is an Argentine football central defender currently playing for Curicó Unido.
 Cahais with Curicó Unido in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Cahais[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Morón, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Curicó Unido | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Trebol de Haedo | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Boca Juniors | 12 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Groningen | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Gimnasia de Jujuy (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Racing Club (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Racing Club | 167 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Universidad Católica | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Independiente Medellín | 31 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Veracruz | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Olimpo | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | San Martín (T) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Syrianska FC | 13 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | O'Higgins | 68 | (5) |
| 2022– | Curicó Unido | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2022 | |||
Club career
editCahais is a product of the Boca Juniors youth team, he made his debut for the first team at the age of 17 on 26 June 2005 in a 0–0 draw with Quilmes Atlético Club.
3 July 2005, Cahais scored his first goal for Boca in a game against Almagro, but it is not recorded as an official goal, as the game was abandoned and the game was awarded to Almagro with a default score of 2–0.
After some offers from European clubs, 21 January 2008, Cahais signed a contract for the Dutch club FC Groningen, initially for a one-year-and-a-half deal, with the possibility of a definitive acquisition for a €2 million price, after the first period. During his presentation ceremony on Groningen, the defender said that, even with the bigger offer from Real Madrid, he opted for signing for a Dutch team because he wanted to make his European career "step for step", and he felt that an Eredivisie club was the right choice to do, as the Dutch league was also the start of the European career of players like Ronaldo, Romário and his compatriot Julio Cruz.[2]
International career
editCahais has represented the Argentina national football team at Under-17 and Under-20 levels. He made 20 appearances for the U-17 team, scoring 4 goals. In 2007, he was selected to play for Argentina at the South American Youth Championship in Paraguay where he scored 2 goals. He also represented the U-20 team at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Honours
edit| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Boca Juniors | Recopa Sudamericana |
| 2007 | Boca Juniors | Copa Libertadores |
| 2007 | Argentina Under-20 | FIFA U-20 World Cup |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "'Real Madrid had eerste optie, Groningen beste keus'". VI.nl. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
External links
edit- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 August 2012)
- Statistics at Guardian StatsCentre at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 August 2012)
- Matías Cahais at Soccerway