Matías Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Matías David Espinoza Acosta
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Libertad
Number 17
Youth career
Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Libertad 143 (7)
2016 → General Caballero ZC (loan) 33 (4)
2017–2018 → General Díaz (loan) 26 (4)
International career‡
2019– Paraguay 6 (0)
2020 Paraguay U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:33, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Matías David Espinoza Acosta (born 19 August 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for Libertad and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

A Libertad youth graduate, Espinoza made his senior debut while on loan at General Caballero ZC in 2016. Back to Libertad for the 2017 season, he spent the first half of the campaign playing for the reserves before agreeing to a one-year loan deal with General Díaz in August.[1]

Back to Libertad in June 2018,[2] Espinoza was initially a backup option before establishing himself as a starter in the 2019 season. On 19 March 2020, he renewed his contract with the club.[3]

On 28 December 2023, amidst rumours from a possible move to other clubs, Espinoza renewed his link with Libertad for another four years.[4]

International career

On 3 October 2019, Espinoza was called up to the Paraguay national team by manager Eduardo Berizzo for two friendlies against Serbia and Slovakia.[5] He made his full international debut seven days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristhian Paredes in a 1–0 loss against the former at the Mladost Stadium in Kruševac.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 December 2023[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
General Caballero ZC 2016 Primera División 334———334
General Díaz 2017 Primera División 72———72
2018 192—2[lower-alpha 1]1—213
Total 264—21—285
Libertad 2018 Primera División 133—2[lower-alpha 2]0—153
2019 310—6[lower-alpha 2]1—371
2020 201—8[lower-alpha 2]2—283
2021 181—11[lower-alpha 3]0—291
2022 300—3[lower-alpha 2]0—330
2023 3124110[lower-alpha 4]1—454
Total 143741404—18712
Career total 20215414250024821
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 29 December 2023[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201920
202340
Total60

Honours

Libertad

References

  1. ↑ "Libertad: Espinoza podría retornar" [Libertad: Espinoza could return] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Matías Espinoza deja el Nido" [Matías Espinoza leaves the Nido] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Libertad renueva con otro jugador" [Libertad renew with another player] (in Spanish). Versus. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Final feliz: Matías Espinoza renovó su contrato con Libertad" [Happy ending: Matías Espinoza renewed his contract with Libertad] (in Spanish). Versus. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ ""Se me cumple un gran sueño"" ["A big dream is fulfilled for me"] (in Spanish). La Nación. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "El primer paso con la Albirroja" [The first step with the Albirroja] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Matías Espinoza at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Matías Espinoza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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