![]() Aramburu with
TOP Oss in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala [1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Phönix Lübeck | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Comunicaciones | |||
2015–2017 | Defensor Sporting | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017-2018 | Huracán | 0 | (0) |
2018-2019 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | TOP Oss | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Wuppertaler SV | 18 | (7) |
2021–2022 | FC Schalke 04 | 0 | (0) |
2021-2022 | FC Schalke 04 II | 31 | (6) |
2022-2023 | Phönix Lübeck | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:46, 24 May 2023 (UTC) |
Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch (born 10 March 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Regionalliga Nord club Phönix Lübeck.
Born in Guatemala City to an English mother and a Uruguayan father, Aramburu started playing for Comunicaciones FC youth ranks in Guatemala. [3] He joined Defensor Sporting in Uruguay in 2015, where he signed his first 3 year professional contract. At age 19, he moved to Argentina to represent Huracán. In 2019, he played 1 season in his mother's home country, England, for Barnsley. [4] [5]
In early 2020, he went on trial with Dutch club Den Bosch where he would have signed if not for the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all professional football. [6] [5] He then moved to TOP Oss in the summer of 2020, [1] [5] and made his debut for the club as a starter on 5 September in a 3–0 away loss to Roda JC Kerkrade. [7]
On 1 February 2021, Aramburu signed with Regionalliga club Wuppertaler SV after a successful trial. [8] He made his debut on 24 February in a 1–0 win over Alemannia Aachen, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute. [9] On 6 March, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Schalke 04 II, a game in which he also provided an assist. [10]
On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Aramburu had signed with Schalke 04, joining their reserve team. [11]
Aramburu joined Regionalliga Nord club Phönix Lübeck on 3 February 2023, after six months as a free agent. [12] Two days later he made his debut for the club, replacing Björn Lambach in the 69th minute of a 2–1 league loss to FC Teutonia Ottensen. [13] He suffered an ankle injury during practice on 16 March, sidelining him for several months. [14] He made his comeback on 10 May, scoring the final goal of a 6–1 victory against BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden. [15]