Gonzalo Ariel Montiel (born 1 January 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as right-back for La Liga club Sevilla and the Argentina national team.[2]
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Full name | Gonzalo Ariel Montiel[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | González Catán, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sevilla | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
River Plate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | River Plate | 72 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Sevilla | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Argentina | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 |
Montiel started his career at the River Plate academy. On 30 April 2016, he got made his debut for the club's first team at the age of 19. He began to pick up minutes for the first team in the 2016–17 season, playing four matches. In that very season he would play an important role in the Copa Argentina. He would lift the trophy after playing all the matches from the last 16 to the final, in which his team beat CA Tucumán. The defender also performed strongly in the Copa Libertadores, scoring a goal and assisting three, playing every minute from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals, where River Plate were defeated by Lanús.
In the 2017–18 season, Montiel made a big step forward in his career. He played 35 matches, fifteen of them coming in the league. What stood out though was the fourteen appearances he made as he lifted the Copa Libertadores at the Santiago Bernabeu against Boca Juniors. Playing five matches in the Copa Argentina, the team were close to repeating last year's win as they were eliminated on penalties in the semi-finals against Gimnasia. The team secured a double that season as they beat Boca Juniors in the Argentine Super Cup.
The following season was a further consolidation of the right-back's role at River Plate. Montiel played twelve matches in the league without being substituted. For the second season in a row, Montiel reached the Copa Libertadores final after twelve matches; however, River Plate would be defeated by Flamengo. He won the Copa Argentina once more as River beat Central Córdoba - he played every minute in the cup run. After winning last season's Copa Libertadores, River contested the FIFA Club World Cup where they finished third. An injury prevented him from playing in the Super Cup. Recovering from the blow, he returned to contest the Recopa as River overcame a 1–0 first-leg defeat to win the trophy with a 3–0 win against Club Athletico Paranaense.[2]
On 13 August 2021, La Liga club Sevilla announced the signing of Montiel on a three-year deal.[3]
In March 2019, Montiel was named in Argentina's squad for friendlies against Venezuela and Morocco by manager Lionel Scaloni.[4] On 22 March, Montiel made his debut against Venezuela.[5]
On 11 June 2021, Montiel was one of the 28-man squad announced by Argentina national football team for the 2021 Copa América tournament.[6] He played four of the seven matches played by the team in the tournament including the final which he had to complete with a bleeding ankle as a result of a tackle from Fred in the first half of the game.[citation needed]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
2021 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 18 | 4 | |||
Total | 72 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 6 | ||
Sevilla | 2021–22 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |
2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | – | 41 | 2 | |||
Career total | 98 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 0 |
River Plate
Argentina
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2020 South American Team of the Year | |
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