Matías Alasia
Argentine footballer (born 1985)
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Matías Ricardo Alasia (born 7 May 1985) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper.
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Alasia with Gimnasia de Mendoza in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Ricardo Alasia | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Corral de Bustos, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Newell's Old Boys | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Tiro Federal (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Real Arroyo Seco (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Coquimbo Unido | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Gimnasia de Mendoza | 125 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Cipolletti | 54 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Juventud Unida Universitario | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Deportivo Maipú | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 272 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Alasia came to the Newell's Old Boys youth system at the age of fourteen and was a member of the first team before being loaned out to Tiro Federal, Arsenal de Sarandí and Real Arroyo Seco.[2][3]
After ending his contract with Newell's old Boys, Alasia moved to Chile and signed with Coquimbo Unido in 2011, then member Primera B de Chile (second-tier). On 3 November of the same year, he suffered a serious skull fracture in a match against Deportes Antofagasta,[4][5] returning to play in September 2012.[6][7]
Back in Argentina, Alasia joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza in 2013.[2] He is best known for his heroics in saving two penalties during Gimnasia de Mendoza's 2014 Torneo Federal A promotion playoff victory over Talleres de Córdoba.[8]
He after played for Cipolletti,[9] Juventud Unida Universitario[10] and Deportivo Maipú, his last club.[8]
