Mateo Baltasar Barcia Fernández (born 19 February 2001) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as midfielder for Brazilian club Criciúma, on loan from Argentine club Independiente.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Baltasar Barcia Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Pando, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Criciúma (on loan from Independiente) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rentistas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Rentistas | 33 | (2) |
| 2023– | Independiente | 26 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Criciúma (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:16, 15 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Rentistas edit
Born in Pando, Barcia was a Rentistas youth graduate. He made his first team – and Uruguayan Primera División – debut on 6 June 2021, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Deportivo Maldonado.[1]
Barcia scored his first professional goal on 5 July 2021, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Cerrito.[2] He was regularly used during the 2022 season, but was unable to avoid team relegation.
Independiente edit
On 24 January 2023, Barcia signed a four-year contract with Argentine Primera División side Independiente, after the club paid US$ 500,000 for 50% of his economic rights.[3]
Career statistics edit
- As of 15 February 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State league | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rentistas | 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 17 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Independiente | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense
References edit
- ^ "Debutantes en Primera División de junio 2021" [Primera División debutants of June 2021] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Rentistas derrotó con lo justo a Cerrito en su casa" [Rentistas defeated Cerrito at their home with just enough] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Mateo Baltasar Barcia firmó el contrato en Independiente: "Estoy muy feliz de estar acá"" [Mateo Baltasar Barcia signed contract with Independiente: "I am very happy to be here"] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Baltasar Barcia at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
External links edit
- Baltasar Barcia at BDFA (in Spanish)