Matías Nicolás Tellechea Pérez (born 21 September 1992) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a

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for Atenas de San Carlos.

Club career

Born in Maldonado, Uruguay, Tellechea started his career with Atenas de San Carlos and River Plate in his homeland. In 2011, he joined Cerro Largo, with whom he reached the fourth place in the 2011–12 Uruguayan Primera División, qualifying to the

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. In August 2012, he moved to Brazil, signed with Botafogo and played on loan for

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in both the

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and the Campeonato Brasiliense. Back in Uruguay, he joined Deportivo Maldonado in 2013, playing for them until 2014. Later, he played for them in another three stints in 2018, 2020 and 2022–23. He also took part in the

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against

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. Tellechea returned to Cerro Largo in 2015 until 2017. He rejoined them in 2019. In March 2021, he moved to Chile and joined

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in the

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, but the club couldn't play in any division due to regulation issues, switching to

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side Deportes Melipilla in the second half of the same year. In 2024, Tellechea returned to Atenas de San Carlos.

International career

Tellechea was a member of the Uruguay preliminary squad for the 2011 South American U20 Championship.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tellechea, Matias 1992 births Living people Footballers from Maldonado Department Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Atenas de San Carlos players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Associação Atlética Luziânia players Deportivo Maldonado players Cerro Largo F.C. players Lautaro de Buin footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Chilean Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Men's association football forwards