Name Matias Nahuel Career start 2012 Weight 67 kg | Number 26 Height 1.75 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Matias Nahuel Leiva Esquivel Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 19) Profiles | ||
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Matías Nahuel Leiva Esquivel (born 22 November 1996), known as Nahuel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis on loan from Villarreal CF as a right winger.
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Club career
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, Nahuel moved to Spain at only 14, joining Villarreal CF's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the C-side in 2012–13, in Tercera División, and also appeared occasionally for the reserves during that first season.
Nahuel made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 13 January 2014, playing 23 minutes in a 5–1 home routing of Real Sociedad. On 28 August he scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 4–0 home win against FC Astana for the campaign's UEFA Europa League.
On 16 June 2016, Nahuel signed a two-year loan contract with Real Betis, also in the top tier.
International career
Nahuel was part of the Spanish under-19 team which won the 2015 UEFA European Championship in Greece. He scored in a 3–0 group stage opening victory against holders Germany, adding the second goal in the 2–0 win over Russia in the decisive match in Katerini.