Matías Abaldo
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| Full name | Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Independiente (on loan from Defensor Sporting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Defensor Sporting | 38 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Gimnasia LP (loan) | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Gimnasia LP | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Defensor Sporting | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Independiente (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 22 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:58, 22 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Matías Ezequiel Abaldo Menyou (born 2 April 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Argentine Primera División club Independiente, on loan from Defensor Sporting.[2]
Abaldo is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He made his professional debut for the club on 4 December 2021 in a 1–0 loss against Cerro.[3] Three days later on 6 December, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Racing Montevideo.[4]
In August 2023, Abaldo joined Argentine club Gimnasia LP on a loan deal until December 2024.[5] His signing was made permanent by the club in July 2024.[6]
Following mental health struggles, Abaldo returned to Defensor Sporting in February 2025 and signed a contract with the club until December 2027.[7] On 6 August 2025, he moved back to Argentina by signing for Independiente on a one-year loan deal.[8] He scored his first goal for Independiente on 1 November 2025 in a 3–0 win over Atlético Tucumán.[9]
International career
Abaldo was part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10][11] In January 2024, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[12]
In October 2024, Abaldo received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team.[13]