Matías Vitkieviez

Matías Vitkieviez (born 16 May 1985) is a Uruguayan-born Swiss association footballer who plays for Étoile Carouge.

Matías Vitkieviez

Personal information
Full name	Matías Vitkieviez
Date of birth	(1985-05-16) 16 May 1985
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, second striker
Team information
Current team	Étoile Carouge
Number	7
Youth career
1998–1999	Nacional
1999–2000	U.S. Meinier
2000–2001	U.S. Carouge
2001–2002	Étoile Carouge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Louhans-Cuiseaux	6	(1)
2003–2005	Guingamp B	28	(7)
2005–2006	Étoile Carouge	23	(13)
2006–2011	Servette	130	(34)
2012–2015	Young Boys	26	(4)
2013	→ Servette (loan)	16	(3)
2013–2014	→ FC St. Gallen (loan)	30	(2)
2015–2018	Servette	80	(9)
2018–	Étoile Carouge	25	(10)
International career‡
2006	Switzerland U-21	1	(0)
2012–	Switzerland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012

Early life

Vitkieviez lived in Montevideo, Uruguay, until 1999 when together with his mother and brother he emigrated to Geneva, Switzerland because of family economic problems. Geneva being the city where Vitkieviez's grandfather once lived. Vitkieviez's grandfather is famous Polish painter Stanisław Witkiewicz and his son Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. Matias Vitkieviez is the brother of Mateo Vitkieviez and Nicolas Vitkieviez.

Club career

Vitkieviez started his football in Switzerland in the Étoile Carouge youth department. He started his senior football in 2003 in France with Louhans-Cuiseaux, but after just a few months transferred to EA Guingamp. One year later he returned to Étoile Carouge.

In August 2006, Vitkieviez was transferred to Swiss Challenge League side Servette. The team achieved promotion to the Top League in the 2010–11season. He made his debut in the top division on 23 July 2011 against Zürich in the 2–1 away win.

On 16 January 2012 his transfer to BSC Young Boys was announced, for the sum of €100,000. On 10 January 2013, he was loaned back to his former club Servette, the contract dated up until 30 June 2013.

International career

He debuted in the Swiss national team on 29 February 2012 in Bern against Argentina in a friendly match replacing Eren Derdiyok in the minute 87'.

Statistics

Club	Season	League	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		Continental Cups		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Louhans-Cuiseaux	2002–2003	Championnat National	6	1	-	-	-	-	6	1
Guingamp B	2003–2004	Championnat de France amateur	7	0	-	-	-	-	7	0
	2004–2005	Championnat de France amateur	21	7	-	-	-	-	21	7
Étoile Carouge	2005–2006	1. Liga Promotion	23	13	-	-	-	-	23	13
Servette	2006–2007	Swiss Challenge League	21	4	-	-	-	-	21	4
	2007–2008	Swiss Challenge League	27	7	-	-	-	-	27	7
	2008–2009	Swiss Challenge League	22	7	-	-	-	-	22	7
	2009–2010	Swiss Challenge League	16	0	1	0	-	-	17	0
	2010–2011	Swiss Challenge League	28	11	3	1	-	-	31	12
	2011–2012	Swiss Super League	16	5	2	1	-	-	18	6
Young Boys	2011–2012	Swiss Super League	13	4	-	-	-	-	13	4
	2012–2013	Swiss Super League	13	0	1	1	5	0	19	1
Servette	2012–2013	Swiss Super League	16	3	-	-	-	-	16	3
Total	Career		229	62	7	3	5	0	241	65

Honours

'Servette

• 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League runner-up

External links

• Matías Vitkieviez at Swiss Football League
• Matías Vitkieviez at Soccerway
• Servette FC statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 January 2011)