Gonzalo Montiel

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Gonzalo Montiel
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Montiel playing for River Plate in 2019
Personal information
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 14 (1)
National team‡
2017 Argentina U20 2 (0)
2019– Argentina 14 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022

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]

Club career[]

River Plate[]

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]

Sevilla[]

On 13 August 2021, La Liga club Sevilla announced the signing of Montiel on a three-year deal.[3]

International career[]

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]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 20 March 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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[a] 1 – 12 1
2017–18 15 0 6 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 28 0
2018–19 12 0 5 0 13[a] 0 3[c] 0 33 0
2019–20 19 0 0 0 8[a] 0 – 27 0
2020–21 9 0 1 0 10[a] 1 – 20 1
2021 12 3 1 0 5[a] 1 – 18 4
Total 72 3 18 0 45 3 4 0 139 6
Sevilla 2021–22 La Liga 14 1 4 0 6[d] 0 – 24 1
Career total 86 4 22 0 51 3 4 0 163 7
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  3. ^ One appearance in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Copa de la Superliga, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 1 February 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2019 4 0
2020 4 0
2021 5 0
2022 1 0
Total 14 0

Honours[]

River Plate

Argentina

References[]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 28 de agosto de 2021, en Elche" [Minutes of the Match held on 28 August 2021, in Elche] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "G. Montiel". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Gonzalo Montiel joins Sevilla FC". Sevilla FC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ ""Hay que trabajar para el futuro de la Selección"". AFA. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ^ ""argentina-se-medira-ante-venezuela"". AFA. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Lista de convocados por el entrenador Lionel Scaloni para disputar la Copa América 2021". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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