Matías Iglesias

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Matías Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Matías Walter Iglesias
Date of birth (1985-04-18) April 18, 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Asteras Tripolis
Number 17
Youth career
2002–2003 Andes Talleres Sport Club
2004–2007 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Atlético Madrid B 12 (0)
2005–2006 → Toledo (loan) 5 (0)
2007–2011 AEL 80 (2)
2011–2014 Atromitos 62 (10)
2014–2015 Changchun Yatai 15 (2)
2015– Asteras Tripolis 163 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2022

Matías Walter Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈti.as ˈwalteɾ iˈɣlesjas]; born 18 April 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis, for which he is captain.

Career[]

Born in Mendoza (Argentina), Iglesias started his football career in Argentina with Andes Talleres Sport Club. Iglesias was transferred to Atlético Madrid being a part of the U21 team. He played three years in Spain. On August 2007 AEL signs Iglesias by buying 50% of his playing rights from Atlético Madrid. In January 2012 he signed with Athens club Atromitos as a free agent, where he would meet again his former AEL coach, Giorgos Donis. During the 2-and-a-half seasons he managed to play 73 games (11 goals, 3 assists) both in local competitions and UEFA Europa League.

On 25 February 2014, after a good season at Atromitos, Iglesias was signed for Changchun Yatai, who had beaten AEK and Spanish club Levante by higher price (€450,000).[1] His contract will be for one (plus one) year. On 19 January 2015, Iglesias signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis for an undisclosed fee.[2]

On 24 June 2018, the experienced Argentine midfielder extended his contract until the summer of 2020. [3]

On 3 March 2019, he scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season in a home game against Panetolikos, which ended as a 3-0 win. [4] On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, Walter scored in a 3-0 home win against Panionios, which secured his team's spot in the top division. [5]

On 20 July 2020, he signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2021. [6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 20 November 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AEL 2007–08 Superleague Greece 15 0 3 0 — 1 0 19 0
2008–09 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1
2009–10 18 0 1 0 1 0 — 20 0
2010–11 20 1 2 0 — — 22 1
Total 80 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 90 2
Atromitos 2011–12 Superleague Greece 13 1 2 1 — — 15 1
2012–13 30 3 2 0 2 0 — 34 3
2013–14 19 6 4 1 1 0 — 24 7
Total 62 10 8 1 3 0 — 73 11
Changchun Yatai 2014 Chinese Super League 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
Asteras Tripolis 2014–15 Superleague Greece 18 2 0 0 — — 18 2
2015–16 21 3 2 1 6 0 — 29 4
2016–17 19 0 5 1 — — 24 1
2017–18 25 4 4 0 — — 29 4
2018–19 20 2 3 0 2 0 — 25 2
2019–20 17 2 4 2 — — 21 4
2020–21 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
2021–22 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Total 150 13 20 4 8 0 — 178 17
Career total 307 26 36 6 12 0 1 0 356 32

Honours[]

Atromitos

References[]

  1. ^ O Ιγκλέσιας στην Changchun Yatai (in Greek)[dead link]
  2. ^ Ανακοίνωσε Ιγκλέσιας ο Αστέρας!
  3. ^ "Στον Αστέρα έως το 2020 ο Ιγκλέσιας". www.sport24.gr. 24 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Αστέρας - Παναιτωλικός 3-0: Τον "τσάκισε" κι ας έπαιζε με δέκα". www.sport24.gr. 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Αστέρας - Πανιώνιος 3-0: Σώθηκαν και μαθηματικά με τριάρα οι Αρκάδες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Αστέρας: Ανανέωσαν Ιγκλέσιας, Μπαράλες και Τασουλής". www.sport24.gr. 20 July 2020.

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