Matías Zaldivia
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| Full name | Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Chacarita Juniors | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Chacarita Juniors | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 59 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Colo-Colo | 86 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Universidad de Chile | 62 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Chile U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Chile | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:36, 12 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia (born 22 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División team Universidad de Chile. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Chile national team.
Zaldivia made his professional debut for Chacarita Juniors in 2010.[1]
International career
After taking part in a training microcycle of the Chile squad at under-23 level,[2] he made his international debut in the friendly match against Cuba on 11 June 2023.[3]
He was called up to the Chile under-23 squad for the 2023 Pan American Games as an overage player alongside Brayan Cortés and César Fuentes,[4] where Chile won the silver medal.[5]
Personal life
In December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality by residence along with his colleague Diego Buonanotte,[6] keeping the Argentine nationality.[7]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 11 June 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Chile | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |