Matías Arezo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Matías Arezo Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | River Plate Montevideo | 85 | (35) |
| 2022–2024 | Granada | 31 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Peñarol (loan) | 30 | (18) |
| 2024– | Grêmio | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Uruguay U15 | 28 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | Uruguay U17 | 26 | (11) |
| 2020 | Uruguay U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | Uruguay | 3 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Douglas Matías Arezo Martínez (born 21 November 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Uruguay national team.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]An academy graduate of River Plate Montevideo, Arezo made his professional debut on 14 July 2019 in a 0–0 draw against Progreso.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 10 August 2019, in a 2–1 league win against Juventud.[5]
On 31 January 2022, Spanish club Granada announced the signing of Arezo on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[6] On 20 January 2023, he returned to Uruguayan league by signing for Peñarol on a loan deal until the end of the year.[7]
On 18 July 2024, Arezo joined Brazilian club Grêmio on a four-and-a-half-year contract until December 2028.[8]
International career
[edit]Arezo is a former Uruguay youth international and has represented his nation at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship and the 2019 South American U-17 Championship.[9][3] He scored five goals including a hat-trick against Ecuador in the latter tournament and finished second in top scorers list.[10]
In March 2023, Arezo received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Japan and South Korea.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 21 August 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate Montevideo | 2019 | UPD | 21 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2020 | UPD | 35 | 13 | — | 5[b] | 2 | — | 40 | 15 | |||
| 2021 | UPD | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | 29 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 37 | ||
| Granada | 2021–22 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Peñarol (loan) | 2023 | UPD | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 4 | 3[c] | 0 | 40 | 22 |
| Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 150 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 60 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in championship play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
International
[edit]- As of 20 June 2023[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arezo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 June 2023 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Nicaragua |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Granada
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020,[12] 2023[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Matías Arezo" (in Spanish). Peñarol. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Matías Arezo at Soccerway
- ^ a b "19 - Matías Arezo - AUF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Debutantes de la 1a fecha del Torneo Intermedio 2019". 17 July 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Juventud vs. River Plate - 10 August 2019". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Matías Arezo nuevo delantero del Granada". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Al fin se concretó". 20 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Grêmio anuncia a contratação de uruguaio Matías Arezo" (in Portuguese). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "10 - Matías Arezo - AUF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Uruguay U17 vs. Ecuador U17 - 9 April 2019". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Cambio en la convocatoria para Fecha FIFA de marzo" (in Spanish). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Campeonato Uruguayo: Federico Pereira fue elegido como el mejor jugador del 2023". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Matías Arezo at WorldFootball.net
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