Matías Oyola (born 15 October 1982 in Río Cuarto) is a retired

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born

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

ian naturalized football player that used to play as a central midfielder. For the majority of his over 20-year career, he spent it in

, becoming one of the most acclaimed and important players for Ecuadorian Serie A team

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. Here he spent over 12 years, making him an outstanding fixture, the backbone of the team in the past decade and beginning of the current one for such football institution.

Club career

Oyola came through the youth system at River Plate, in 2003 he was loaned to

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of the Argentine 2nd division until 2005. In 2005 Oyola spent a season with

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whi ...

before returning to River Plate in 2006. Oyola only made 3 first team appearances before his transfer to

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in 2007. At the end of the 2006–2007 season Belgrano were relegated and Oyola joined Independiente. On 7 June 2009 "El Pony" joined the Ecuadorian giant

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for the remainder of the season. On 5 August 2009, Oyola scored his 1st goal with Barcelona from a splendid free kick.

International career

Oyola was born and raised in Argentina – but he transferred to Ecuador later in his career and got Ecuadorian citizenship. Boyola got his first call up to the senior

side for

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qualifiers against

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and

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in October 2016. Oyola made his debut for Ecuador in a 2–2 tie with the latter, coming on as a sub in the 78th minute.

Honors

;Barcelona SC *

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References

External links

Argentine Primera statistics

Football-Lineups player profile

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1982 births Living people Footballers from Río Cuarto, Córdoba Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers Argentine men's footballers Ecuadorian people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football wingers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Argentine Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine emigrants to Ecuador Naturalized citizens of Ecuador {{Ecuador-footy-bio-stub