Walter Iván Alexis Montoya (born 21 July 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Rosario Central.

Club career

Rosario Central

Born in

Machagai Machagai () is a city in Chaco Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Veinticinco de Mayo Department, Chaco, Veinticinco de Mayo Department. Toponimy In the Qom language ''"Machagai"'' means ''"lowland"'', referring to its geographica ...

, Montoya joined Rosario Central's youth categories in 2010, after spells at AA Jorge Bernardo Griffa and CSyD Unión Machagai. After progressing through the club's youth setup, he made his first team debut on 4 September 2014 by coming on as a late substitute for Fernando Barrientos in a 1–1

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home draw against

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. Montoya made his

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debut on 12 October 2014, starting in a 2–1 away loss against the same opponent. He scored his first professional goal the following 23 August, netting the first in a 3–1 home win against

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. On 12 May 2016, Montoya scored the game's only in a home success over

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, for the year's

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Sevilla

On 27 January 2017, Montoya signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on 2 March, replacing

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in a 1–0 home win against

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Cruz Azul

On December 27, 2017 Montoya was signed from Spanish side

to Mexican club Cruz Azul. Walter Montoya was announced to be the new player of Grêmio of the Brazilian Série A

Honours

Grêmio * Recopa Gaúcha: 2019 * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2019 Cruz Azul *

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: Guardianes 2021 * Copa MX: Apertura 2018 * Campeón de Campeones:

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Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montoya, Walter 1993 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players La Liga players Liga MX players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Rosario Central footballers Sevilla FC players Cruz Azul footballers Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Footballers from Chaco Province People from Machagai