Mathías Villasanti

Mathías Adalberto Villasanti Rolón (born 24 January 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Paraguay national team.[1]

Mathías Villasanti
Personal information
Full name Mathías Adalberto Villasanti Rolón
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997
Place of birth Caacupé, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 20
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Cerro Porteño 91 (5)
2017–2018 → Temperley (loan) 14 (1)
2018 → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) 18 (4)
2021– Grêmio 42 (2)
International career‡
2016–2018 Paraguay U20 13 (0)
2019– Paraguay 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:54, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022

Club career

Mathías made 36 league appearances including 31 starts in the 2019 season,[2] in the same season he also featured in the Copa Libertadores on ten occasions.[3] “The Copa taught me some great lessons and made me a better player. The game against Mineiro, in truth, was one of the most beautiful things in the tournament because with the push of our fans we added goals in the blink of an eye.” [4]

Grêmio

On 12 August 2021 Grêmio officially announced the signing of Villasanti from Cerro Porteño on a US$3,3m transfer fee, with a contract running until December 2024.[5]

International

Villasanti made his senior national team debut on 10 October 2019 in a friendly against Serbia.[6]

Honours

Grêmio

References
  1. "Paraguay - M. Villasanti". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. Atlanta United linked you latest South American Talent, MLS
  3. Two Paraguayans coming to MLS including one to Atlanta United, MLS
  4. "Mathias Villasanti on Paraguay Debut & Copa Libertadores Experience". 8 November 2019.
  5. "Grêmio anuncia a contratação do paraguaio Mathias Villasanti". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. "Serbia v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 10 October 2019.
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