Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch (born 10 March 1998) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for Regionalliga Nord club Phönix Lübeck.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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to an English mother and a Uruguayan father, Aramburu started playing for Comunicaciones FC youth ranks in Guatemala. He joined

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in Uruguay in 2015, where he signed his first 3 year professional contract. At age 19, he moved to Argentina to represent

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. In 2019, he played 1 season in his mother's home country, England, for

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TOP Oss

In early 2020, he went on trial with Dutch club Den Bosch where he would have signed if not for the

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affecting all professional football. He then moved to

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in the summer of 2020, and made his debut for the club as a starter on 5 September in a 3–0 away loss to Roda JC Kerkrade.

Wuppertaler SV

On 1 February 2021, Aramburu signed with

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club Wuppertaler SV after a successful trial. He made his debut on 24 February in a 1–0 win over

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, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute. On 6 March, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Schalke 04 II, a game in which he also provided an assist.

Schalke 04 II

On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Aramburu had signed with Schalke 04, joining their

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Phönix Lübeck

Aramburu joined Regionalliga Nord club Phönix Lübeck on 3 February 2023, after six months as a free agent. Two days later he made his debut for the club, replacing Björn Lambach in the 69th minute of a 2–1 league loss to FC Teutonia Ottensen. He suffered a knee injury during practice on 16 March, sidelining him for several months. He made his comeback on 10 May, scoring the final goal of a 6–1 victory against

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References

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