Matías Daniel Molina (born 13 June 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Atlanta.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Daniel Molina | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Ezeiza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atlanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Tristán Suárez | 107 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2018– | Atlanta | 37 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:32, 16 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Molina's career started with Tristán Suárez.[2] His first appearance arrived in December 2012 against Los Andes, which began a run of eight appearances in Primera B Metropolitana for the defender in 2012–13.[2] In 2013–14, Molina scored the first two goals of his senior career after netting versus Flandria and Barracas Central respectively.[2] He made a total of ninety-two appearances and scored four goals in five seasons with the club.[2][3] In July 2016, Molina moved up to Primera B Nacional after penning a loan deal with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[2][4][5] He featured seventeen times for them as they placed eighteenth in tier two.[2][6]
After twenty-four games and one goal back with Tristán Suárez, Molina left on 30 June 2018 to sign for fellow Primera B Metropolitana team Atlanta.[2][7] He made his debut against his former club, playing the full duration of a 4–0 victory over Tristán Suárez on 18 August.[2]
Ahead of the 2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy in India, Molina was called up by Julio Olarticoechea's Argentina U23s.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tristán Suárez | 2012–13 | Primera B Metropolitana | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 107 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 116 | 5 | ||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 162 | 5 | ||||