Matías Exequiel Roskopf (born 14 January 1998) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Uruguayan club

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Club career

Boca Juniors

Roskopf started out in the youth ranks of Colón in 2007, prior to joining

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five years later. In 2018, Roskopf joined

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on loan. He made his professional debut on 3 February, coming on as a second-half substitute against

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as Torque lost 2–4. He made his first start on 28 March against

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, which was followed by Roskopf scoring the first goals of his senior career in his next start during a 2–0 win over

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on 31 March. He returned to Boca in December after twenty-five games and three goals as Torque were relegated.

Hermannstadt

Roskopf joined Romania's

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in 2019. Roskopf was unable to appear for Hermannstadt in 2018–19 due to registration issues, after the club discovered he didn't have the required paperwork; with the forward subsequently applying for Italian citizenship whilst under contract.

Rapid București

However, in May 2019, Roskopf signed an agreement to join newly promoted

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for 2019–20. His bow arrived on 20 August in a 3–1 loss to Turris Turnu Măgurele, while his first goal came on 1 September versus

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. He departed after three goals in seventeen matches.

Apollon Limassol

In January 2020, Roskopf agreed a move to Cyprus with

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. He appeared for his debut on 9 February against

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, participating for thirty-three minutes of a one-goal home defeat. That was his sole appearance in the First Division, in a season that was curtailed due to the

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one month later.

Universitatea Cluj

On 22 August, Roskopf sealed a return to Romanian football with Liga II outfit

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. After just one start from three appearances, he mutually terminated his contract on 1 November - with the

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club claiming a return to Boca Juniors was in the pipeline, though that never materialized.

Cavalry FC

On 30 December 2020, Roskopf signed with

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. However, due to issues caused by the

preventing Roskopf from being able to join the team due to travel restrictions, they mutually agreed to terminate the contract on 15 April 2021 to allow Roskopf to join a new club.

Central Español

On 24 April 2021, Roskopf signed with

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International career

In 2015, Roskopf represented Argentina at the

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and

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. He scored once in seven matches at the U17 Championship in Paraguay, which preceded three appearances at the subsequent U17 World Cup in Chile. He had previously featured for the U15s, notably at the

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, whilst also training against the senior squad before the

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roskopf, Matias 1998 births Living people Footballers from Paraná, Entre Ríos Argentine people of Volga German descent Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada Uruguayan Primera División players Liga II players Cypriot First Division players Boca Juniors footballers Montevideo City Torque players FC Hermannstadt players FC Rapid București players Apollon Limassol FC players FC Universitatea Cluj players Cavalry FC players Central Español players