Matías Abaldo

Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou (born 2 April 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or second striker for Defensor Sporting.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abaldo and the second or maternal family name is Menyou.
Matías Abaldo
Personal information
Full name Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, second striker
Team information
Current team
 Defensor Sporting
Number 19
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Defensor Sporting 39 (2)
International career‡
2022–2023 Uruguay U20 22 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Club career

Abaldo is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He made his professional debut for the club on 4 December 2021 in a 1–0 loss against Cerro.[3]

International career

Abaldo is a Uruguayan youth international.[4]

He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[5][6]

Career statistics
As of 13 November 2022[2][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherOther
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting 2021 Uruguayan Segunda División 00——3[lower-alpha 1]131
2022 Uruguayan Primera División 25041——291
Career total 250410031321
  1. Appearances in Segunda División playoffs.

Honours

Defensor Sporting

Uruguay U20

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. Matías Abaldo at Soccerway
  3. "Defensor Sporting vs. Cerro - 4 December 2021". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. "La selección sub-20 trabajará con 33 futbolistas desde el lunes" (in Spanish). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  7. "Profile of M. Abaldo". Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.


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