Matías Aguirregaray Guruceaga (born 1 April 1989) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

. His nickname is ''"El Vasquito"''. He also holds a

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passport, allowing him to be counted as an EU player.

Club career

Aguirregaray made his professional debut in 2007 with

and spent four full seasons with the club. In October 2010 he joined

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club

Terrassa FC Terrassa Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Terrassa, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1906 it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home matches at ''Estadi Olímpic de Terras ...

, in order to help him gain a Spanish passport to ease a potential move to a higher-rank team within Europe. He never played a single game with the Catalans. On 24 August 2011,

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club Palermo confirmed to have signed Aguirregaray on loan from

Montevideo Wanderers F.C. Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers, is a Uruguayan professional football (soccer), football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Uruguayan Primera División, Primera División and play ...

, with an option to fully acquire the player's transfer right by the end of the season. He made his debut as a second-half substitute for

Nicolás Bertolo Nicolás Santiago Bertolo (born 2 January 1986) is an Argentinian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Club Atlético Banfield, Banfield in the Argentine Primera División. His nickname is '' ...

in a Serie A home game against Cagliari, ended in a 3–2 win for his side. In July 2013 he signed a contract with Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata.

International career

Aguirregaray took part at the

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and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup as part of the Uruguayan under-20 team. He was part of Uruguay's 2012 Olympic squad. In September 2012, he was called up to the Uruguayan senior side for two World Cup qualifying matches against Colombia and Ecuador, but failed to make debut. He finally made his debut to the senior squad in February 2013 in a 3–1 friendly loss against Spain, coming on as a substitute.

Personal life

Matias is the son of former Peñarol player Óscar Aguirregaray.

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