| Matías Tapia | |
| Fullname: | Matías Fabián Tapia |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Barracas Central (president) |
| Youthclubs1: | Barracas Central |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | Barracas Central |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
Matías Fabián Tapia (born 26 January 1996) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[2]
Tapia is a product of Barracas Central's youth ranks.[2] [3] Salvador Daniele selected Tapia for his professional debut on 22 February 2019, as the defender came off the substitutes bench in a 6–0 victory over Comunicaciones in Primera B Metropolitana; as he played alongside his brother.[2] [4] Another appearance came two months later in the Copa Argentina against Unión Santa Fe.[2] They won promotion at the end of his first season.[2] On 5 December 2019, a 23-year old Tapia announced his retirement from professional football after just five senior appearances.[5]
In March 2020, Tapia became president of Barracas Central; aged 24.[6]
Tapia's brother, Iván, also plays football professionally.[7] They are the sons of Claudio Tapia and grandsons of Hugo Moyano.[7] Their cousin, Facundo Moyano, is also a footballer.[8]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Barracas Central | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
2018–19