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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Aguirregaray Guruceaga | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Estudiantes (LP) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Peñarol | 66 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Montevideo Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Palermo (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Peñarol | 14 | (1) |
| 2013 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Uruguay U-20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2012– | Uruguay | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:06, 23 June 2013 (UTC) | |||
Matías Aguirregaray (born 1 April 1989 in Porto Alegre) is an Uruguayan football player who is currently playing for Estudiantes de La Plata. His nickname is "El Vasquito". He also holds a Spanishpassport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player.[1]
Club career
Aguirregaray made his professional debut in 2007 with a Peñarol shirt, and spent four full seasons with the club.
In October 2010 he joined Segunda División B club Terrassa FC, in order to help him gain a Spanish passport to ease a potential move to a higher-rank team within Europe. He never played a single game with the Catalans.[2][3]
On 24 August 2011, Serie A club Palermo confirmed to have signed Aguirregaray on loan fromMontevideo Wanderers F.C., with an option to fully acquire the player's transfer right by the end of the season.[4] He made his debut as a second half substitute for Nicolás Bertolo in a Serie A home game against Cagliari, ended in a 3–2 win for his side.
In July 2013 he signed contract with argentinian club Estudiantes de La Plata .
International career
Aguirregaray took part at the 2009 South American Youth Championship and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as part of the Uruguayan under-20 team.
In September 2012, he was called up to the Uruguayan senior side for two World Cup qualifying matches against Colombia and Ecuador, but failed to make debut.[5] He finally made his debut to the senior squad in February 2013 in a 3–1 friendly loss against Spain, coming on as a substitute.
Personal life
Matias is the son of Penarol's former player, Óscar Aguirregaray
