Mathías Riquero | |
Fullname: | Mathías Damián Riquero Berretta |
Height: | 1.81 m |
Birth Date: | 1982 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Defensor Sporting |
Youthclubs2: | Nacional |
Youthclubs3: | Villa Española |
Years1: | 2001–2003 |
Caps1: | 64 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2004–2005 |
Caps2: | 81 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2006 |
Caps3: | 14 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2006–2008 |
Caps4: | 79 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Years5: | 2008 |
Caps5: | 12 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 2009 |
Caps6: | 3 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2009–2010 |
Caps7: | 27 |
Goals7: | 4 |
Years8: | 2010–2011 |
Caps8: | 26 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Years9: | 2011–2015 |
Caps9: | 139 |
Goals9: | 20 |
Years10: | 2015–2017 |
Caps10: | 55 |
Goals10: | 12 |
Years11: | 2017–2018 |
Caps11: | 43 |
Goals11: | 6 |
Years12: | 2019–2021 |
Caps12: | 51 |
Goals12: | 10 |
Years13: | 2021 |
Caps13: | 26 |
Goals13: | 2 |
Mathías Damián Riquero Berretta (born 29 August 1982) is an Uruguayan naturalized Chilean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
With an extensive career, Riquero played for clubs in Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil and Chile.[1] As a youth player, Riquero was with Defensor Sporting and Nacional before making his professional debut at the age of sixteen playing for Villa Española.[2]
He retired at the end of the 2021 season. His last club was Villa Española in the Uruguayan top division.[3]
His brother, Gonzalo, played as a goalkeeper for Villa Española when Mathías made his professional debut.
Riquero naturalized Chilean by residence in 2017.[4]