Name Matias Aguirregaray Career start 2007 Years Team Weight 78 kg | Number 4 Height 1.74 m Playing position Role Football player Parents Oscar Aguirregaray | |
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Full name Matias Aguirregaray Guruceaga Date of birth (1989-04-01) 1 April 1989 (age 26) Current teams Uruguay national football team (Defender, Midfielder), Penarol (#13 / Defender) Similar People Marcelo Zalayeta, Diego Ifran, Israel Damonte, Carlos Auzqui, Pablo Bengoechea | ||
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
Torneo apertura 2015 pe arol 1 rentistas 0 gol de mat as aguirregaray en vivo
Matías Aguirregaray Guruceaga (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 Spanish passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player.
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- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- References
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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 Tercera División 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.
On 24 August 2011, Serie A club Palermo confirmed to have signed Aguirregaray on loan from Montevideo Wanderers F.C., with an option to fully acquire the player's transfer right by the end of the season. 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 a 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. 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.