Matías Fracchia Moreira (born 21 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Danubio. Born in Chile, he has represented both the United States and Uruguay at under-20 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Fracchia Moreira | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Danubio | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NJSA 04[1] | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | NC State Wolfpack | 18 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Deportes Temuco | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Barnechea | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Deportes Vallenar | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | O'Higgins | 29 | (0) |
| 2022 | Montevideo Wanderers | 30 | (1) |
| 2023 | Comunicaciones | 46 | (3) |
| 2024– | Danubio | 0 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | United States U20 | ||
| 2014 | Uruguay U20 | 1[2] | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 August 2014 | |||
Club career edit
Fracchia played college soccer for North Carolina State University while he studied sports management.[3] In 2017, he moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Temuco.[4]
For 2019, he signed for Chilean second division side Deportes Vallenar after failing to make an appearance for Deportes Temuco and Barnechea in the lower leagues.[5]
For 2020, he signed for O'Higgins in the Chilean top flight.
International career edit
Fracchia holds three different citizenships: Chilean by his birth, Uruguayan by his paternal line and American by residence. So, he has represented Uruguay[7] as well as the United States[1] at youth level.[4]
Honours edit
Comunicaciones
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2023
Personal life edit
He is the son of the former Uruguayan international footballer Marcelo Fracchia.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "ASN: Tab Ramos Names 22 Players to Under-20 Team". www.americansoccernow.com. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Amistoso: Uruguay 0-1 Perú (sub20) - AUF". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). AUF. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ NC State Athletics Profile
- ^ a b c "Matías Fracchia, el zaguero con tres nacionalidades de Temuco" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ El cuestionario a Matías Fracchia: "Mi padre es mi ídolo" anfp.cl
- ^ "Defensor contrató a un delantero que estaba en carpeta de Peñarol; Danubio también anunció". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ @Uruguay (August 6, 2014). "Diego Fagúndez, Matías Fracchia y Jaime Báez integran la actual sub-20" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2014 – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Matías Fracchia at Soccerway
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