| Matías Iglesias | |
| Fullname: | Matías Walter Iglesias |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1985 |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2003 |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Andes Talleres Sport Club |
| Years1: | 2005–2007 |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs2: | → Toledo (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2007–2011 |
| Caps3: | 90 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2011–2014 |
| Caps4: | 73 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2015–2023 |
| Caps6: | 217 |
| Goals6: | 18 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 6 April 2023 |
Matías Walter Iglesias (pronounced as /es/; born 18 April 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Ionikos.
Born in Mendoza (Argentina), Iglesias started his football career in Argentina with Andes Talleres Sport Club. Iglesias was transferred to Atlético Madrid being a part of the U21 team. He played three years in Spain. In August 2007, AEL signs Iglesias by buying 50% of his playing rights from Atlético Madrid. In January 2012, he signed with Athens club Atromitos as a free agent, where he would meet again his former AEL coach, Georgios Donis. During the seasons he managed to play 73 games (11 goals, 3 assists) both in local competitions and UEFA Europa League.
On 25 February 2014, after a good season at Atromitos, Iglesias was signed for Changchun Yatai, who had beaten AEK and Spanish club Levante by higher price (€450,000).[1] His contract will be for one (plus one) year. On 8 March 2014, he made his debut for Yatai in a 1–0 away defeat against Beijing Guoan. On 23 April 2014, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande. He made only 15 appearances for Yatai in the 2014 season due to injuries and scored 2 goals.
On 19 January 2015, Iglesias signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis for an undisclosed fee.[2]
On 24 June 2018, the experienced Argentine midfielder extended his contract until the summer of 2020.[3]
On 3 March 2019, Iglesias scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season in a home game against Panetolikos, which ended as a 3–0 win.[4] On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he scored in a 3–0 home win against Panionios, which secured his team's spot in the top division.[5]
On 20 July 2020, Iglesias signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2021.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AEL | 2007–08 | Super League Greece | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 2 | |||
| Atromitos | 2011–12 | Super League Greece | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 73 | 11 | ||||
| Changchun Yatai | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 150 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 178 | 17 | ||||
| Career total | 307 | 26 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 356 | 32 | |||
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