Matías Gabriel Rosso (born 12 March 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Estudiantes (LP).

Career

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. ...

of the

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...

were Rosso's first senior club, he joined their first-team in 2013 and made his professional debut in August in a goalless draw with

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. He scored the first goal of his career on 3 November against

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. In total, Rosso scored six goals in twenty-nine games in his debut campaign. Four goals in nineteen followed in

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as Chacarita won promotion to

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

. Rosso was subsequently signed by

side Estudiantes (LP) in January 2015. His debut came on 13 February vs.

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in the

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. After eight games for Estudiantes (LP), Rosso departed to join Aldosivi on loan in January 2016. His stay was short as he returned to

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following just three appearances. On 8 July, Rosso rejoined Chacarita Juniors on loan. However, he returned to his parent club six months later as he failed to make an appearance, appearing on the bench once. Rosso completed a third loan away from Estudiantes (LP) to join their namesakes -

Estudiantes (BA) Club Atlético Estudiantes, usually called Estudiantes de Caseros or Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football club from Caseros, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Na ...

. He remained with Estudiantes (BA) for two seasons and made ten appearances, he also scored on his debut; a 3–2 Primera B Metropolitana win over Talleres.

Career statistics

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow footballer

Federico Rosso Federico Guillermo Rosso (born 1 July 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chacarita Juniors. Career Rosso's career began in 2008 with Primera B Nacional side Chacarita Juniors, however before featuring ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosso, Matías 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera B Metropolitana players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Chacarita Juniors footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers