Julián Malatini
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | General Cabrera, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Deportiva | |||
| Ateneo Vecinos | |||
| 2017–2020 | Talleres | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Talleres | 33 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Werder Bremen | 32 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U18 | ||
| 2020– | Argentina U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 15 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Julián Malatini (born 31 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Werder Bremen.[2]
Malatini started out with Unión Deportiva de General Cabrera at the age of five, prior to joining Ateneo Vecinos.[3][4][5] He left at the end of 2017 to sign for Talleres, having impressed over a trial period.[3] He made his reserves debut in 2019 against Racing Club, under the guidance of manager Diego Torrentes.[3] He was promoted into their first-team squad towards the end of 2020 under manager Alexander Medina, as the right-back featured in a number of friendlies before the start of the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional; he didn't appear in that aforementioned competition, though did make the substitute's bench on six occasions.[2][6][7]
After again going unused three times in the subsequent 2021 Copa de la Liga, Malatini's senior debut did arrive on 6 March 2021 during a 1–1 draw away to Sarmiento; he replaced Nahuel Tenaglia after sixty-six minutes.[6]
On 3 January 2023, Malatini joined Defensa y Justicia on loan with an option to make the move permanent.[8] In December 2023, the club announced that they had exercised their right to purchase, the player signing a three-year contract.[9]
On 16 January 2024, Malatini signed for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.[10] The transfer fee was reported as €2 million.[11] On 27 January, Malatini scored on his debut for Werder Bremen, getting the last goal in a 3–1 win against SC Freiburg in the third minute of injury time, two minutes after having been substituted on.[12]
International career
In 2019, Malatini was selected on the preliminary squad list for the Argentina U18s' trip to Spain for the COTIF Tournament; though didn't make the final cut.[3][13] He had already received a call-up from the U18s a year prior.[14] December 2020 saw him receive a call to train with the U20s; just over a week after he had signed his first professional contract with Talleres.[15][16][17]