Matías Abaldo

Matías Abaldo
Personal information
Full name Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gimnasia LP
Number 9
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Defensor Sporting 38 (2)
2023–2024Gimnasia LP (loan) 24 (5)
2024– Gimnasia LP 8 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Uruguay U20 22 (2)
2024 Uruguay U23 5 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou (born 2 April 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia La Plata.[2]

Club career

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Abaldo is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He made his professional debut for the club on 4 December 2021 in a 1–0 loss against Cerro.[3]

International career

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Abaldo was part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[4][5] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[6]

In October 2024, Abaldo received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 13 November 2022[2][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Other
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Defensor Sporting 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 0 0 3[a] 1 3 1
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 25 0 4 1 29 1
Career total 25 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 32 1
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División playoffs.

Honours

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Defensor Sporting

Uruguay U20

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Matías Abaldo at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Defensor Sporting vs. Cerro - 4 December 2021". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Eliminatorias: 29 convocados por Bielsa para Perú y Ecuador, con algunas caras nuevas" (in Spanish). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Profile of M. Abaldo". Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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  • Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)