Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia (born January 22, 1991) is a football defender currently playing for Chilean Primera División team Universidad de Chile. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Chile national team.
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| Full name | Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 22, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Chacarita Juniors | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Chacarita Juniors | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 59 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Colo-Colo | 86 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Universidad de Chile | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Chile U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Chile | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:28, 13 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editZaldivia made his professional debut for Chacarita Juniors in 2010.[1]
International career
editAfter taking part in a training microcycle of the Chile squad at under-23 level,[2] he made his international debut in the friendly match against Cuba on 11 June 2023.[3]
He was called up to the Chile under-23 squad for the 2023 Pan American Games as an overage player alongside Brayan Cortés and César Fuentes,[4] where Chile won the silver medal.[5]
Personal life
editIn December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality by residence along with his colleague Diego Buonanotte,[6] keeping the Argentine nationality.[7]
Honours
editArsenal de Sarandí
Colo-Colo
Chile U23[a]
- Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023
- ^ overage player
References
edit- ^ Peralta, Benjamín (28 January 2022). "Matías Zaldivia bromeó a Ramón Fernández tras su presentación en emblemático club". Sentimiento Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Fajardo, Cristián (17 May 2023). "Matías Zaldivia es la sorpresa del nuevo microciclo de la selección chilena". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "¿Cómo reaccionó Matías Zaldivia tras su debut por la selección chilena?". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Con una sorpresa: Chile presenta su nómina para el fútbol masculino de cara a Santiago 2023". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "¡Ya son chilenos! Diego Buonanotte y Matías Zaldivia recibieron su carta de nacionalidad". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Doble Nacionalidad". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
External links
edit- Matías Zaldivia at Soccerway
- Matías Zaldivia at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Matías Zaldivia at WorldFootball.net
- (in Spanish) Profile at Ceroacero