Matías_Espinoza
Matías Espinoza
Paraguayan footballer (born 1997)
Matías David Espinoza Acosta (born 19 August 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for Libertad and the Paraguay national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías David Espinoza Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Libertad | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Libertad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Libertad | 143 | (7) |
| 2016 | → General Caballero ZC (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → General Díaz (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Paraguay | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Paraguay U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
A Libertad youth graduate, Espinoza made his senior debut while on loan at General Caballero ZC in 2016. Back to Libertad for the 2017 season, he spent the first half of the campaign playing for the reserves before agreeing to a one-year loan deal with General Díaz in August.[1]
Back to Libertad in June 2018,[2] Espinoza was initially a backup option before establishing himself as a starter in the 2019 season. On 19 March 2020, he renewed his contract with the club.[3]
On 28 December 2023, amidst rumours from a possible move to other clubs, Espinoza renewed his link with Libertad for another four years.[4]
On 3 October 2019, Espinoza was called up to the Paraguay national team by manager Eduardo Berizzo for two friendlies against Serbia and Slovakia.[5] He made his full international debut seven days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristhian Paredes in a 1–0 loss against the former at the Mladost Stadium in Kruševac.[6]
Club
- As of 19 December 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| General Caballero ZC | 2016 | Primera División | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| General Díaz | 2017 | Primera División | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 19 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
| Libertad | 2018 | Primera División | 13 | 3 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 31 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | 18 | 1 | — | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | |||
| Total | 143 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 4 | — | 187 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 202 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 21 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
International
- As of 29 December 2023[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Libertad
- "Libertad: Espinoza podría retornar" [Libertad: Espinoza could return] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- "Matías Espinoza deja el Nido" [Matías Espinoza leaves the Nido] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- "Libertad renueva con otro jugador" [Libertad renew with another player] (in Spanish). Versus. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- "Final feliz: Matías Espinoza renovó su contrato con Libertad" [Happy ending: Matías Espinoza renewed his contract with Libertad] (in Spanish). Versus. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ""Se me cumple un gran sueño"" ["A big dream is fulfilled for me"] (in Spanish). La Nación. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- "El primer paso con la Albirroja" [The first step with the Albirroja] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- Matías Espinoza at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- "Matías Espinoza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 December 2023.