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Full name | Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | January 22, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Chacarita Juniors | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Chacarita Juniors | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 59 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2022 | Colo-Colo | 86 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Universidad de Chile | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | Chile U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Chile | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:28, 13 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2023 |
Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia (born January 22, 1991) is a football defender currently playing for Chilean Primera División team Universidad de Chile. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Chile national team.
Zaldivia made his professional debut for Chacarita Juniors in 2010. [1]
After taking part in a training microcycle of the Chile squad at under-23 level, [2] he made his international debut in the friendly match against Cuba on 11 June 2023. [3]
He was called up to the Chile under-23 squad for the 2023 Pan American Games as an overage player alongside Brayan Cortés and César Fuentes, [4] where Chile won the silver medal. [5]
In December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality by residence along with his colleague Diego Buonanotte, [6] keeping the Argentine nationality. [7]
Arsenal de Sarandí
Colo-Colo
Chile U23 [a]