Matías Zaldivia Explained

Matías Zaldivia
Fullname:Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia
Birth Date:22 January 1991
Birth Place:San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Currentclub:Universidad de Chile
Clubnumber:4
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Chacarita Juniors
Years1:2010–2012
Clubs1:Chacarita Juniors
Caps1:45
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2015
Clubs2:Arsenal de Sarandí
Caps2:59
Goals2:1
Years3:2016–2022
Clubs3:Colo-Colo
Caps3:86
Goals3:5
Years4:2023–
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2023
Nationalteam1:Chile U23
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:Chile
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:05:28, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
Ntupdate:5 November 2023

Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia (born January 22, 1991) is a football defender currently playing for Chilean Primera División team Universidad de Chile. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Chile national team.

Club career

Zaldivia made his professional debut for Chacarita Juniors in 2010.[1]

International career

After taking part in a training microcycle of the Chile squad at under-23 level,[2] he made his international debut in the friendly match against Cuba on 11 June 2023.[3]

He was called up to the Chile under-23 squad for the 2023 Pan American Games as an overage player alongside Brayan Cortés and César Fuentes,[4] where Chile won the silver medal.[5]

Personal life

In December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality by residence along with his colleague Diego Buonanotte,[6] keeping the Argentine nationality.[7]

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí

2012-13

2012

Colo-Colo

2017 Transición

2016

Chile U23

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peralta . Benjamín . Matías Zaldivia bromeó a Ramón Fernández tras su presentación en emblemático club . Sentimiento Popular . 27 April 2022 . es . 28 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Fajardo . Cristián . Matías Zaldivia es la sorpresa del nuevo microciclo de la selección chilena . RedGol . 14 June 2023 . es . 17 May 2023.
  3. Web site: ¿Cómo reaccionó Matías Zaldivia tras su debut por la selección chilena? . alairelibre.cl . . 14 June 2023 . es . 12 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Con una sorpresa: Chile presenta su nómina para el fútbol masculino de cara a Santiago 2023 . . 18 October 2023 . es . 3 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Medallists . Santiago2023.org . 5 November 2023 . PDF . 4 November 2023.
  6. Web site: ¡Ya son chilenos! Diego Buonanotte y Matías Zaldivia recibieron su carta de nacionalidad . . alairelibre.cl . 27 April 2022 . Spanish . 6 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Doble Nacionalidad . Argentina.gob.ar . 27 April 2022 . es . 12 April 2019.