Mathías Riquero

Mathías Riquero
Personal information
Full name Mathías Damián Riquero Berretta
Date of birth (1982-08-29) 29 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Nacional
Villa Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Villa Española 64 (6)
2004–2005 Montevideo Wanderers 81 (5)
2006 Cerro 14 (2)
2006–2008 Progreso 79 (8)
2008 Atlético Junior 12 (1)
2009 Caxias do Sul 3 (1)
2009–2010 Liverpool 27 (4)
2010–2011 Danubio 26 (2)
2011–2015 Ñublense 139 (20)
2015–2017 Deportes Iquique 55 (12)
2017–2018 Deportes Temuco 43 (6)
2019–2021 Progreso 51 (10)
2021 Villa Española 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mathías Damián Riquero Berretta (born 29 August 1982) is an Uruguayan naturalized Chilean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Career

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With an extensive career, Riquero played for clubs in Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil and Chile.[1] As a youth player, Riquero was with Defensor Sporting and Nacional before making his professional debut at the age of sixteen playing for Villa Española.[2]

He retired at the end of the 2021 season. His last club was Villa Española in the Uruguayan top division.[3]

Personal life

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His brother, Gonzalo, played as a goalkeeper for Villa Española when Mathías made his professional debut.

Riquero naturalized Chilean by residence in 2017.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mathías Riquero :: Mathías Damian Riquero Berretta ::". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ Pérez, Silvia (24 September 2019). "Mathías Riquero mete las manos en la tierra y la pelota en las redes". EL PAIS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ Sánchez, Francisco (15 March 2023). "Estuvo siete años en Chile, fue figura y ahora dio un giro radical en su vida: "Decidí reinventarme"". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ @mathiriquero (9 February 2017). "Muy feliz por la nacionalización" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via Twitter.
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