| Matías Espinoza | |
| Fullname: | Matías David Espinoza Acosta |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Height: | 1.79m |
| Currentclub: | Libertad |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Position: | Left back |
| Youthclubs1: | Libertad |
| Years1: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Libertad |
| Caps1: | 143 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → General Caballero ZC (loan) |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → General Díaz (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Paraguay U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:10, 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
Matías David Espinoza Acosta (born 19 August 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for Libertad and the Paraguay national team.
A Libertad youth graduate, Espinoza made his senior debut while on loan at General Caballero ZC in 2016. Back to Libertad for the 2017 season, he spent the first half of the campaign playing for the reserves before agreeing to a one-year loan deal with General Díaz in August.[1]
Back to Libertad in June 2018,[2] Espinoza was initially a backup option before establishing himself as a starter in the 2019 season. On 19 March 2020, he renewed his contract with the club.[3]
On 28 December 2023, amidst rumours from a possible move to other clubs, Espinoza renewed his link with Libertad for another four years.[4]
On 3 October 2019, Espinoza was called up to the Paraguay national team by manager Eduardo Berizzo for two friendlies against Serbia and Slovakia.[5] He made his full international debut seven days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristhian Paredes in a 1–0 loss against the former at the Mladost Stadium in Kruševac.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| General Caballero ZC | 2016 | Primera División | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| General Díaz | 2017 | Primera División | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 19 | 2 | — | 2[7] | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | |||||
| Libertad | 2018 | Primera División | 13 | 3 | — | 2[8] | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 31 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | |||||
| 2021 | 18 | 1 | — | 11[9] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10[10] | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 143 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 4 | — | 187 | 12 | ||||
| Career total | 202 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 21 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | ||
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