Walter Montoya

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Walter Montoya
Personal information
Full name Walter Iván Alexis Montoya
Date of birth (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Machagai, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Unión Machagai
2006–2010 Jorge Griffa
2010–2014 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Rosario Central 46 (3)
2017 Sevilla 5 (0)
2018–2021 Cruz Azul 49 (1)
2019 → Grêmio (loan) 12 (2)
2019–2020 → Racing Club (loan) 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:54, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Walter Iván Alexis Montoya (born 21 July 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul.

Club career[]

Rosario Central[]

Born in Machagai, Montoya joined Rosario Central's youth categories in 2010, after spells at AA Jorge Bernardo Griffa and CSyD Unión Machagai.[1] After progressing through the club's youth setup, he made his first team debut on 4 September 2014 by coming on as a late substitute for Fernando Barrientos in a 1–1 Copa Sudamericana home draw against Boca Juniors.[2]

Montoya made his Primera División debut on 12 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 away loss against the same opponent. He scored his first professional goal the following 23 August, netting the first in a 3–1 home win against Belgrano.

On 12 May 2016, Montoya scored the game's only in a home success over Atlético Nacional, for the year's Copa Libertadores.

Sevilla[]

On 27 January 2017, Montoya signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga club Sevilla FC.[3] He made his debut for the club on 2 March, replacing Luciano Vietto in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.

Cruz Azul[]

On December 27, 2017 Montoya was signed from Spanish side Sevilla FC to Mexican club Cruz Azul. Walter Montoya was announced to be the new player of Grêmio of the Brazilian Série A

Honours[]

Grêmio

  • Recopa Gaúcha: 2019
  • Campeonato Gaúcho: 2019

Cruz Azul

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Montoya, la joyita canalla codiciada por los grandes" [Montoya, the canalla pearl targeted by the big ones] (in Spanish). Diario Popular. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ "En la última jugada, Central amargó a Boca y le empató 1 a 1" [In the last play, Central bittered Boca and drew 1–1] (in Spanish). La Nación. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Walter Montoya, nuevo centrocampista del Sevilla FC a expensas del reconocimiento médico" [Walter Montoya, new central midfielder of Sevilla FC at the expense of medical examinations] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Funes Mori, Ochoa highlight 2021 SCCL Team Of The Tournament". CONCACAF Champions League. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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