Matías Ezequiel Zaldívar (born 4 August 1995) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Círculo Deportivo.
Career
Zaldívar started his career with
Argentine Primera División team
Arsenal de Sarandí
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and made his first-team debut for the club on 11 May 2014 against
Belgrano as he came on for the final few seconds.
He had to wait two years before featuring again, but he did go onto play in five consecutive
2016 Argentine Primera División
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fixtures.
In September 2017, Zaldívar rescinded his contract with Arsenal.
On 13 March 2018, Zaldívar joined
United Soccer League
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side
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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The team served as a ...
.
He scored his first senior goal on 14 April during a 3–2 loss versus
Seattle Sounders FC 2
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at
Cheney Stadium
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.
On 5 June, Zaldívar signed for RGVFC's affiliate club
Houston Dynamo of
Major League Soccer on a short-team loan.
He made his debut for Houston Dynamo a day later in the
U.S. Open Cup against
NTX Rayados
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History
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, scoring the club's fourth goal in a 5–0 victory in the process.
He went back to RGVFC days later.
In total, Zaldívar scored three times across nineteen games for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros before departing at the conclusion of the
2018
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campaign.
A return to his homeland was completed in July 2019, as he penned terms with
Primera C Metropolitana
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's
Sportivo Italiano.
Ten games followed.
In August 2020, Zaldívar secured a move up to
Primera B Metropolitana
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...
with
San Miguel.
He debuted in a goalless draw at home to
Talleres on 5 December, having replaced Federico Sena off the bench with twenty-seven minutes remaining.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaldivar, Matias
1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Avellaneda
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Argentine Primera División players
USL Championship players
Primera C Metropolitana players
Primera B Metropolitana players
Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
Houston Dynamos players
Sportivo Italiano footballers
Club Atlético San Miguel footballers
San Martín de Burzaco footballers