Matías Abaldo
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| Full name | Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Independiente (on loan from Defensor Sporting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Defensor Sporting | 38 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gimnasia LP | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Defensor Sporting | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Independiente (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:48, 10 August 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou (born 2 April 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Argentine Primera División club Independiente, on loan from Defensor Sporting.[2]
Club career
Abaldo is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He made his professional debut for the club on 4 December 2021 in a 1–0 loss against Cerro.[3] Three days later on 6 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Racing Montevideo.[4]
In August 2023, Abaldo joined Argentine club Gimnasia LP on a loan deal until December 2024.[5] His signing was made permanent by the club in July 2024.[6]
Following mental health struggles, Abaldo returned to Defensor Sporting in February 2025 and signed a contract with the club until December 2027.[7] On 6 August 2025, he moved back to Argentina by signing for Independiente on a one-year loan deal.[8]
International career
Abaldo was part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9][10] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[11]
In October 2024, Abaldo received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Other | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Defensor Sporting | 2021 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División playoffs.
Honours
Defensor Sporting
Uruguay U20
Individual
- Uruguayan Segunda División Best Young Player: 2021[16]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b Matías Abaldo at Soccerway
- ^ "Defensor Sporting vs. Cerro - 4 December 2021". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Defensor pegó primero". 6 December 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Matías Abaldo fue presentado oficialmente como nuevo futbolista de Gimnasia de La Plata". 28 August 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Matías Abaldo es de Gimnasia: el presidente de Defensor Sporting confirmó la compra del 50% del pase"". 19 July 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting confirmó el regreso de Matías Abaldo". 25 February 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ ""Lo tomo como una gran revancha": Matías Abaldo sobre su llegada a Independiente". 6 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Eliminatorias: 29 convocados por Bielsa para Perú y Ecuador, con algunas caras nuevas" (in Spanish). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Profile of M. Abaldo". Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Reconocimientos de la Mesa Ejecutiva de la Segunda División Profesional 2021". 11 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
External links
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)