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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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