Matías de los Santos (footballer, born 1992)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías de los Santos de los Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peñarol | |||
| Almagro Baby Fútbol | |||
| Ferro Carril Salto | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Danubio | 70 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → Millonarios (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Millonarios | 51 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Vélez Sarsfield | 40 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Colo-Colo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Liverpool | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Atlético Tucumán | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nacional | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:01, 17 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Matías de los Santos de los Santos (born 22 November 1992) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nacional.[1]
Career
de los Santos began in the academy of Peñarol, prior to heading off to Almagro Baby Fútbol and Ferro Carril Salto of his hometown.[3] After a further youth stint in the ranks of River Plate, de los Santos' senior career began with Danubio in 2013.[1][4] He made his pro debut on 25 October in the Primera División, as he came off the bench with fourteen minutes left for Camilo Mayada.[1] In May 2014, de los Santos scored his first goal in a draw with Sud América as Danubio won the 2013–14 title.[1] A total of eighty-three appearances, ten of which arrived in continental competition, came in five years alongside three goals.[1]
On 30 June 2017, de los Santos agreed a loan to Millonarios of Colombia's Categoría Primera A.[5][6] Two goals came as they won the 2017 Clausura.[1] June 2018 saw Millonarios sign de los Santos permanently.[1] He would move clubs again one year later, though did manage to take his overall tally to eighty-three matches and six goals in the preceding months - winning the 2018 Superliga Colombiana in the process.[1] On 18 July 2019, de los Santos secured a one-year loan move to Argentina with Vélez Sarsfield; with a future purchase option.[7][8][9] He made seven total appearances, before returning to Millonarios in June 2020.[1]
However, de los Santos made a return to Vélez Sarsfield in February 2021, signing a deal until the end of 2023.[10] In 2023, he was loaned to Chilean side Colo-Colo.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 14 October 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Danubio | 2013–14 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 7[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 3 | ||||
| Millonarios (loan) | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Millonarios | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 89 | 6 | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 140 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 179 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Superliga Colombiana
Honours
- Danubio[1]
- Millonarios[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Uruguay - M. De los Santos". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Matías de los Santos". World Football. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Un salteño más en el fútbol internacional". Diario El Pueblo. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Danubio: Matías De Los Santos no puede jugar ante su ex equipo, River". Tenfield. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Matías De Los Santos se va a Colombia". Danubio. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Danubio confirmó el pase de Matías de los Santos a Millonarios de Colombia". Fútbol. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Bienvenido, Matías". Vélez Sarsfield. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Vélez confirmó a Matías De los Santos". ESPN. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Se muda a Argentina: Matías de los Santos es nuevo jugador de Vélez Sarsfield". Ovación. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Vélez hace oficial fichaje de Matías de los Santos, colombia.as.com, 17 February 2021
- ^ Vega, Diego (15 December 2023). "Colo Colo anuncia el adiós de tres jugadores: "Ya hablamos con ellos"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.