Patricio Martín Matricardi (born 7 January 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Romanian Liga I club Voluntari.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patricio Martín Matricardi | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Florencio Varela, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Voluntari | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Argentinos Juniors | 34 | (0) |
| 2017 | → San Martín (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Asteras Tripolis | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | Rotor Volgograd | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hermannstadt | 14 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 27 | (3) |
| 2022– | Voluntari | 68 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024 | |||
Career edit
Matricardi's career began with Argentinos Juniors, moving into the first-team proper for the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División season and subsequently making three appearances as the club were relegated to Primera B Nacional; he had previously made his senior debut in the Copa Argentina in 2013 versus Sportivo Belgrano.[1][3] He went on to feature in thirty-two more matches for Argentinos Juniors over the next three campaigns, all in the Argentine Primera División after instant promotion back in 2014.[1][4] On 10 January 2017, San Martín loaned Matricardi.[1] His first appearance arrived on 11 March against Huracán.[1]
He returned to his parent club in the following June, prior to again leaving on loan to join Primera B Nacional's Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1][5] Matricardi scored twice in seventeen games, including his career first in November during an away draw with Los Andes.[1] In July 2018, Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis completed the signing of Matricardi.[6][7] He'd remain for two seasons and make twenty appearances in all competitions.[1] On 14 August 2020, Matricardi signed with Russian Premier League club Rotor Volgograd.[8] He made his debut in a home loss to Rubin Kazan on 27 September.[1] Two more games followed.[1]
Matricardi terminated his contract with Rotor Volgograd on 19 January 2021.[9] On 25 January, Matricardi headed to Romania with Hermannstadt of Liga I.[10] His debut appearance came on 28 January, as he featured for the full duration of a 1–1 draw at home to Chindia Târgoviște.[1]
Career statistics edit
- As of 23 April 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2012–13 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Primera División | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| San Martín (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2018–19 | Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Rotor Volgograd | 2020–21 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Hermannstadt | 2020–21 | Liga I | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2021–22 | Liga I | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Voluntari | 2022–23 | Liga I | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 68 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 74 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 188 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 9 | |||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Patricio Matricardi at Soccerway
- ^ "Patricio Matricardi". World Football. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de PATRICIO MATRICARDI". BDFA. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Patricio Matricardi: El principal rival que tiene hoy Argentinos es Argentinos mismo". ESPN. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Patricio Matricardi ya trabajó con el plantel". El Tribuno. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Patricio Matricardi officially joins Asteras Tripolis". SDNA. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "El argentino Matricardi ficha por el Asteras Tripoli griego". Eco Diario. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Защитник Патрисио Матрикарди стал игроком СК "Ротор"" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 14 August 2020.
- ^ ""Ротор" расторг контракт с аргентинцем Матрикарди". Sport Express. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Patricio Matricardi este noul fundaş central al..." News. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
External links edit
- Patricio Matricardi at Soccerway