| Baltasar Barcia | |
| Fullname: | Mateo Baltasar Barcia Fernández |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Pando, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Currentclub: | Independiente |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Rentistas |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Rentistas |
| Caps1: | 33 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Independiente |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Criciúma (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:38, 24 August 2024 (UTC) |
Mateo Baltasar Barcia Fernández (born 19 February 2001) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as midfielder for Brazilian club Criciúma, on loan from Argentine club Independiente.
Born in Pando, Barcia was a Rentistas youth graduate. He made his first team – and Uruguayan Primera División – debut on 6 June 2021, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Deportivo Maldonado.[1]
Barcia scored his first professional goal on 5 July 2021, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Cerrito.[2] He was regularly used during the 2022 season, but was unable to avoid team relegation.
On 24 January 2023, Barcia signed a four-year contract with Argentine Primera División side Independiente, after the club paid US$ 500,000 for 50% of his economic rights.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State league | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rentistas | 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 17 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Independiente | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[4] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 77 | 3 | |||