Adonis Frías
Argentine footballer (born 1998)
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Adonis Uriel Frías (born 17 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos.[4]
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Frías playing for Santos in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adonis Uriel Frías[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Florencio Varela, Argentina[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | Defensa y Justicia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Defensa y Justicia | 73 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Los Andes (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | León | 69 | (3) |
| 2025– | Santos | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:55, 23 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Defensa y Justicia
Born in Villa Mónica, a neighborhood of Florencio Varela, Frías joined Defensa y Justicia's youth sides in 2004, from a local club.[2] He progressed through the youth categories before signing a professional contract in 2016, and was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017 season.[2]
Loan to Los Andes
In August 2018, after failing to make his first team debut, Frías was loaned to Primera B Nacional side Los Andes for one year.[5] He made his senior debut on 16 September, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Sarmiento.[6][7]
Frías featured in nineteen games for Los Andes in the in 2018–19 Primera B Nacional, but was unable to prevent team relegation.
Breakthrough
Back to Defensa for the 2019–20 campaign, Frías made his first team – and Primera División – debut for the club on 17 February 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Rubén Botta in a 2–1 away win over Estudiantes. He started to feature regularly under manager Hernán Crespo,[8] and scored his first senior goal against Lanús on 23 January 2021, netting the opener in the 2020 Copa Sudamericana Final, which they won 3–0.[9]
León
On 2 January 2023, Frías moved abroad for the first time in his career after being presented at Liga MX side León.[10] He immediately became a starter for the side, helping them to win the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League (where he featured in both legs of the finals) and also played in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
On 10 December 2024, Frías renewed his contract with León.[11]
Santos
On 2 September 2025, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos announced the signing of Frías on a contract until December 2028.[12] He made his club debut twelve days later, replacing Guilherme in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Mineiro.
Career statistics
- As of 23 March 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | State league | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Andes | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2019–20 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 3[nb 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[b] | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 35[nb 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 31[nb 1] | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 102 | 5 | |||
| León | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[f] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 84 | 4 | ||||
| Santos | 2025 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7[h] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 179 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 230 | 9 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, Nine appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.