Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar (born 4 August 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for San Miguel.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Miguel | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 19 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sportivo Italiano | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | San Miguel | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 22 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Zaldívar started his career with Argentine Primera División team Arsenal de Sarandí and made his first-team debut for the club on 11 May 2014 against Belgrano as he came on for the final few seconds.[1] He had to wait two years before featuring again, but he did go onto play in five consecutive 2016 Argentine Primera División fixtures.[1][3] In September 2017, Zaldívar rescinded his contract with Arsenal.[4] On 13 March 2018, Zaldívar joined United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[5][6] He scored his first senior goal on 14 April during a 3–2 loss versus Seattle Sounders FC 2 at Cheney Stadium.[1]
On 5 June, Zaldívar signed for RGVFC's affiliate club Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer on a short-team loan.[7] He made his debut for Houston Dynamo a day later in the U.S. Open Cup against NTX Rayados, scoring the club's fourth goal in a 5–0 victory in the process.[8] He went back to RGVFC days later.[1] In total, Zaldívar scored three times across nineteen games for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros before departing at the conclusion of the 2018 campaign.[1][9] A return to his homeland was completed in July 2019, as he penned terms with Primera C Metropolitana's Sportivo Italiano.[10] Ten games followed.[11]
In August 2020, Zaldívar secured a move up to Primera B Metropolitana with San Miguel.[12] He debuted in a goalless draw at home to Talleres on 5 December, having replaced Federico Sena off the bench with twenty-seven minutes remaining.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal de Sarandí | 2013–14 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2018 | United Soccer League | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sportivo Italiano | 2019–20 | Primera C Metropolitana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| San Miguel | 2020 | Primera B Metropolitana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |||