Mateo Carreras

Mateo Carreras (born 17 December 1999) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Newcastle Falcons and the Argentina national team.[2]

Mateo Carreras
Date of birth (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999
Place of birthTucuman, Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)[1]
UniversityNational University of Tucumán
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Newcastle Falcons
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2019 Los Tarcos 3 (20)
2019 Jaguares XV 4 (0)
2021– Newcastle Falcons 36 (80)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–2019 Argentina U20 10 (25)
2020 Argentina XV 3 (0)
2021– Argentina 11 (25)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2018–2019 Argentina 5
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Club career

On 21 November 2019, he was named in the Jaguares squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season.[3][4][5] His playing position is Wing.

Despite sharing the same last name as Santiago Carreras of Gloucester and playing in a common position, the players are not related. Santiago Carreras is from Córdoba; Mateo Carreras is from Tucumán.

References
  1. "Mateo Carreras player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. "Falcons swoop for Argentinean pair". www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Jaguares comienza la pretemporada" (Press release) (in Spanish). Jaguares. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. "Altas y bajas en Jaguares para 2020". ESPN Deportes. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  5. "Mateo Carreras". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 21 November 2019.


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