Matías Nicolás Caruzzo (born August 15, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club Argentinos Juniors.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matías Nicolás Caruzzo | ||
Date of birth | (1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Argentinos Juniors | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | Argentinos Juniors | 120 | (4) |
2010–2014 | Boca Juniors | 73 | (2) |
2014 | Universidad de Chile | 9 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Argentinos Juniors | 20 | (0) |
2015–2018 | San Lorenzo | 79 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Rosario Central | 29 | (2) |
2020– | Argentinos Juniors | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008– | Argentina | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:47, 19 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2019 |
Caruzzo came through Argentinos Juniors youth development system to make his professional debut on March 25, 2006 in a 3–1 away defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy. He went on to establish himself as an important member of the first team squad.
Caruzzo was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won the 2010 Clausura championship. He played in all 19 games and scored a vital goal in their 4–3 win against Independiente in the penultimate game of their championship winning campaign.
Caruzzo followed Argentinos Juniors 2010 Clausura champion coach Claudio Borghi to Boca Juniors for the dispute of the 2010–11 Argentine Primera División season. Boca paid Argentinos a 2,500,000 US dollars fee, plus a percentage of a future sell.[2] In January 2014, Caruzzo signed a contract with Universidad de Chile for 3 years.[3]
On May 20, 2009 Caruzzo made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama. The Argentine team, made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División, won the game 3–1.
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