| Matías Zaldívar | |
| Fullname: | Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Avellaneda, Argentina |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder[1] |
| Currentclub: | Círculo Deportivo |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | Rio Grande Valley FC |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Houston Dynamo (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Sportivo Italiano |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | San Miguel |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | San Martín de Burzaco |
| Caps6: | 24 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:05, 10 October 2023 (UTC) |
Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar (born 4 August 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Círculo Deportivo.[2] [3]
Zaldívar started his career with Argentine Primera División team Arsenal de Sarandí and made his first-team debut for the club on 11 May 2014 against Belgrano as he came on for the final few seconds.[2] He had to wait two years before featuring again, but he did go onto play in five consecutive 2016 Argentine Primera División fixtures.[2] [3] In September 2017, Zaldívar rescinded his contract with Arsenal.[4] On 13 March 2018, Zaldívar joined United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[5] [6] He scored his first senior goal on 14 April during a 3–2 loss versus Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Cheney Stadium.[2]
On 5 June, Zaldívar signed for RGVFC's affiliate club Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer on a short-team loan.[7] He made his debut for Houston Dynamo a day later in the U.S. Open Cup against NTX Rayados, scoring the club's fourth goal in a 5–0 victory in the process.[8] He went back to RGVFC days later.[2] In total, Zaldívar scored three times across nineteen games for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros before departing at the conclusion of the 2018 campaign.[2] [9] A return to his homeland was completed in July 2019, as he penned terms with Primera C Metropolitana's Sportivo Italiano.[10] Ten games followed.[11]
In August 2020, Zaldívar secured a move up to Primera B Metropolitana with San Miguel.[12] He debuted in a goalless draw at home to Talleres on 5 December, having replaced Federico Sena off the bench with twenty-seven minutes remaining.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2013–14 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2018 | United Soccer League | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Sportivo Italiano | 2019–20 | Primera C Metropolitana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| San Miguel | 2020 | Primera B Metropolitana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||||