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Matías Muñoz

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Matías Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Matías Damián Muñoz Sevilla [1]
Date of birth (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Río Gallegos, Argentina
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Gimnasia de Mendoza
Youth career
Boxing Club
Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Ferro Carril Oeste 7 (0)
2018–2019Colegiales (loan) 23 (3)
2020–2021Tristán Suárez (loan) 40 (1)
2022–2024 All Boys 60 (1)
2024Unión La Calera (loan) 24 (1)
2025– Gimnasia de Mendoza 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025

Matías Damián Muñoz Sevilla (born 22 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.[3]

Career

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Muñoz played for the youth set-ups of Boxing Club and Racing Club.[4][5] His senior career started with Ferro Carril Oeste, making his debut during a 3–1 victory over All Boys on 19 December 2016 in Primera B Nacional.[3][6] His only other appearance in 2016–17 came against the same opponents in the succeeding July, in a fixture which saw the defender receive his first career red card; he was sent off again in 2017–18 versus Independiente Rivadavia.[3][7] In November 2018, Muñoz joined Colegiales of Primera B Metropolitana on loan.[8][9] He scored his first goal during his fourth game away to Deportivo Español on 4 December.[3]

Muñoz returned to Ferro for 2019–20, a campaign that would see him appear just once for the club.[3] In October 2020, Muñoz was loaned back to Primera B Metropolitana with Tristán Suárez.[10]

In January 2022, Muñoz joined Primera Nacional side All Boys.[11]

In January 2024, he moved to Chile and joined on loan to Unión La Calera on a one-year deal with an option to buy.[12][13]

Ended his contract with All Boys, Muñoz signed with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza in January 2025.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 21 October 2020.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ferro Carril Oeste 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017–18 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Colegiales (loan) 2018–19 Primera B Metropolitana 23 3 0 0 2[a] 0 25 3
Tristán Suárez (loan) 2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 30 3 0 0 2 0 32 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

Personal life

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Muñoz is of Chilean descent since his grandmother is a Chilean from Punta Arenas.[13] He got the Chilean nationality in January 2024.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "FutbolAmateur2017.pdf" (PDF). Ferro Carril Oeste. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Matías Muñoz". World Football. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Argentina - M. Muñoz". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Matías Muñoz irá al banco en el debut de Ferro Carril Oeste". TiempoSur. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Matías Muñoz firmó su primer contrato profesional con Ferro". TiempoSur. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS MUÑOZ". BDFA. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Matías Muñoz operado con éxito". FerroCarrilOeste. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Matías Muñoz es nuevo jugador de Colegiales". Mundo Ascenso. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Colegiales: Firmó Muñoz". Todo Ascenso. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Matías Muñoz, ex campeón con Boxing Club, es nuevo refuerzo de Tristán Suárez". La Opinión Austral. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. ^ Matías Muñoz es jugador del “Albo”, caallboys.com.ar, 5 January 2022
  12. ^ "Matías Muñoz es cedido a préstamo a Unión La Calera". C. A. All Boys (in Spanish). 14 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  13. ^ a b "El último truco de Unión La Calera: el refuerzo extranjero que no ocuparía cupo". La Región Hoy (in Spanish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Matías Muñoz rescindió con All Boys y jugará la Primera Nacional en Gimnasia de Mendoza". www.tiemposur.com.ar. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  15. ^ Miranda, Gonzalo (30 January 2024). "¿Vacío legal? Prensa argentina destaca los ocho jugadores argentinos que tiene Unión La Calera". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2025. dos cuentan con nacionalidad chilena: Luciano Aued y Matías Muñoz... mientras que Muñoz la recibió debido a que una de sus abuelas es chilena.
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