Julián Malatini (born 31 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Talleres.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | General Cabrera, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Talleres | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Deportiva | |||
| Ateneo Vecinos | |||
| 2017–2020 | Talleres | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Talleres | 26 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U18 | ||
| 2020– | Argentina U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 16 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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][8] He had already received a call-up from the U18s a year prior.[9] 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.[10][11][12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Talleres | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021[nb 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Talleres de Córdoba – current squad | |
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