Mateo Retegui (born 29 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tigre on loan from Boca Juniors.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | San Fernando, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Tigre (on loan from Boca Juniors) | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2016 | River Plate | ||
2016–2018 | Boca Juniors | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Boca Juniors | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 21 | (4) |
2020–2021 | → Talleres (loan) | 49 | (7) |
2022– | → Tigre (loan) | 41 | (23) |
National team | |||
Argentina U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022 |
Retegui began his senior career with Boca Juniors, who signed him years prior from River Plate.[3][4] He was first promoted into the club's first-team by manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto during the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División season, appearing as an unused substitute on occasions against Arsenal de Sarandí and Estudiantes in December 2017.[2][5] His professional debut arrived on 17 November 2018, with the forward being substituted on for the final moments of a 1–0 home win over Patronato.[2]
January 2019 saw Retegui loaned to Estudiantes for eighteen months.[1][2] He appeared eight times in 2018–19, before scoring five goals in twenty-one appearances in 2019–20.[2]
In February 2022, Retegui joined Tigre on a loan deal until the end of 2023.[6]
Retegui represented Argentina at U19 and U20 level, including for the latter at the 2018 South American Games.[7][8]
Retegui is the son of former field hockey player Carlos Retegui, who represented Argentina at various Pan American Games.[4] Retegui is represented by Francesco Totti's agency.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Boca Juniors | 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Estudiantes (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | |||
Total | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |||
Career total | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
Club Atlético Tigre – current squad | |
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