Matías Zaldívar

Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar (born 4 August 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for San Miguel.[1][3]

Matías Zaldívar

Personal information
Full name	Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar
Date of birth	4 August 1995
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team	San Miguel
Youth career
	Arsenal de Sarandí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Arsenal de Sarandí	8	(0)
2018	Rio Grande Valley FC	19	(3)
2018	→ Houston Dynamo (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2020	Sportivo Italiano	10	(0)
2020–	San Miguel	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:25, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

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.[1] He had to wait two years before featuring again, but he did go onto play in five consecutive 2016 Argentine Primera División fixtures.[1][3] In September 2017, Zaldívar rescinded his contract with Arsenal.[4] On 13 March 2018, Zaldívar joined United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[5][6] He scored his first senior goal on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.[1]

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.[1] In total, Zaldívar scored three times across nineteen games for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros before departing at the conclusion of the 2018 campaign.[1][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]

Career statistics

As of 24 October 2020.[1][11]

Club statistics

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	2020–21	Primera B Metropolitana	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			37	3	1	1	—		0	0	0	0	38	4

References

1. "Matías Zaldívar profile". Soccerway. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
2. "Matías Zaldívar". World Football. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
3. "Matías Zaldívar profile". ESPN FC. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
4. "Arsenal de Sarandí rescinde el contrato a Zaldívar". BeSoccer. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
5. "Rio Grande Valley FC roster". United Soccer League. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
6. "RGV FC adds 13 players to roster ahead of 2018 season". Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
7. "Houston Dynamo make roster moves ahead of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match". Houston Dynamo. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
8. "GOAL: Matías Zaldívar scores with right-footed strike". Houston Dynamo. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
9. "2019 RGV FC Roster Breakdown". Dynamo Theory. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
10. "Se refuerza". Mundo Ascenso. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
11. "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS ZALDIVAR". BDFA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
12. "San Miguel sumó a Marcos Inzaurraga y Matías Zaldivar". TyC Sports. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links

• Matías Zaldívar at Soccerway