| Matías Villarreal | |
| Fullname: | Matías Raúl Villarreal |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Godoy Cruz, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.79 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder[2] |
| Currentclub: | Deportivo Madryn |
| Youthclubs1: | Luján de Cuyo |
| Youthclubs2: | Deportivo Guaymallén |
| Youthyears3: | 2006–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Years1: | 2011–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Caps1: | 65 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Estudiantes |
| Caps2: | 81 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Aldosivi |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Quilmes (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Gimnasia Mendoza |
| Caps5: | 38 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | Resistencia |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Deportivo Madryn |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:01, 22 October 2023 (UTC) |
Matías Raúl Villarreal (born 16 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Madryn.[3]
Villarreal initially played in the youth system of Luján de Cuyo, prior to spending two years in the ranks of Deportivo Guaymallén.[2] 2006 saw Villarreal head to Independiente Rivadavia, appearing exclusively for their youth sides up until 2011.[2] [4] His senior debut arrived in Primera B Nacional on 7 May 2011 against CAI, with the central midfielder starting an eventual goalless home draw; though would be substituted off at the interval.[3] He had previously been on the bench versus San Martín a month prior.[3] Ten appearances later, Villarreal scored in a win over All Boys on 15 November 2014; a ninetieth minute winner.[3]
After sixty-nine matches for Independiente Rivadavia, Villarreal switched Primera B Nacional for Primera B Metropolitana after agreeing a move to Estudiantes in August 2017.[3] His first appearance came in a scoreless draw with UAI Urquiza on 3 September, while his opening goal came almost two years later against Sacachispas on 18 May 2019; in a campaign that concluded with promotion to the second tier.[3] Two further goals followed, in a victory over Mitre in February 2020, across twenty-three games in 2019–20.[3] [4] July 2020 saw Villarreal join Primera División side Aldosivi under manager Guillermo Hoyos.[5] [6]
Villarreal's top-flight debut occurred on 31 October 2020 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against La Plata's Estudiantes; in a match that finished without any goals, just like his previous two club debuts did.[3] [7] To gain some more playing time, Villarreal was loaned out to Quilmes in July 2021 for the rest of 2022.[8] However, the spell was cut short and he returned at the end of 2021.
In January 2022, Villarreal moved to Gimnasia Mendoza.[9] A year later, in January 2023, he signed with Paraguayan side Resistencia.[10] Six months later, he returned to Argentina, joining Deportivo Madryn.[11]
In February 2008, Villarreal received a call-up to train with the Argentina U17s.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2010–11 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | |||||
| Estudiantes | 2017–18 | Primera B Metropolitana | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3 | |||||
| Aldosivi | 2020–21 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 159 | 4 | ||||