Mathías Olivera

Mathías Olivera Miramontes (born 31 October 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left back for La Liga club Getafe and the Uruguay national team.[1][2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olivera and the second or maternal family name is Miramontes.
Mathías Olivera
Personal information
Full name Mathías Olivera Miramontes
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Getafe
Number 17
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nacional 2 (0)
2017 Atenas 0 (0)
2017– Getafe 96 (2)
2018–2019 → Albacete (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2015 Uruguay U18 3 (0)
2015–2017 Uruguay U20 28 (3)
2022– Uruguay 3 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American U-20 Championship
Winner2017 Ecuador
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2022

Club career

Uruguay

Born in Montevideo, Olivera is a Nacional youth graduate. After progressing through the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 13 February 2016, starting and being booked in a 3–0 away win against River Plate.[3]

Olivera appeared in only one further match for the club, a 0–2 loss at Plaza Colonia on 29 February 2016. In December of that year, he was bought outright by his agent Daniel Fonseca and assigned to Atenas de San Carlos in Segunda División.[4]

In July 2017, Oliveira passed a medical at Galatasaray, but eventually did not sign a contract and subsequently returned to Uruguay.[5]

Getafe

On 14 August 2017, Olivera signed a six-year deal with La Liga club Getafe.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2018, netting the game's only in a 1–0 win against Eibar.[7]

Albacete (loan)

On 4 July 2018, Segunda División side Albacete announced the signing of Olivera on a season long loan deal. He played 15 matches and scored a goal for the club before his loan was cut short by Getafe on 25 January 2019.[8]

International career

Olivera is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and finished fourth at 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9]

On 7 January 2022, Olivera was named in Uruguay's 50-man preliminary squad for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[10] He made his senior team debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win against Paraguay.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 May 2021[1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional2015–16Primera División20—0020
201600——00
Total20000020
Atenas2017Segunda División00——00
Getafe2017–18La Liga3110—41
2018–1914000—140
2019–20240005[lower-alpha 1]0290
2020–2129010—300
Total7012050771
Albacete (loan)2018–19Segunda División15100—151
Career total8722050942
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League.

International
As of match played 24 March 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202230
Total30

References
  1. Mathías Olivera at Soccerway
  2. "5 – Mathías Olivera – AUF". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. "Nacional letal y contundente; 3:0" [Lethal and overwhelming Nacional, 3–0] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "Fonseca se lleva al juvenil Olivera" [Fonseca takes the youth player Olivera] (in Spanish). Referi. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. "La sombra de Fonseca en el misterioso pase de Mathías Olivera" [The shadow of Fonseca in the mysterious rights of Mathías Olivera] (in Spanish). Referi. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. "Mathías Oivera, nuevo refuerzo azulón" [Mathías Olivera, new azulón addition] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. "Eibar vs. Getafe – 21 April 2018". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. "Gracias, Mathías". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. @Uruguay (25 April 2017). "#Sub20" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "Reservados vs. Paraguay y Venezuela". Uruguayan Football Association. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. "Damián Suárez y Olivera debutan con Uruguay con victoria". Getafe. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.


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