Matías Joaquín Santos Arostegui (born 11 March 1994) is a Uruguayan
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for Chilean club
Deportes Santa Cruz.
Career
Besides Uruguay, Santos has played in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Chile.
In Mexico, he had a stint with
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
in 2017–18.
In Colombia, he joined
Deportivo Pasto in 2018.
In Argentina, he played for
Nueva Chicago in 2019.
In Chile, he played for
Universidad de Concepción
Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to:
Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
...
on loan from
Montevideo City Torque in 2021. In 2024, he joined
Deportes Santa Cruz.
References
External links
*
1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Uruguayan Primera División players
Primera Nacional players
Primera B de Chile players
Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Deportivo Pasto footballers
Defensor Sporting players
Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
Montevideo City Torque players
C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers
Colón F.C. players
Deportes Santa Cruz footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile
21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
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