Matías Cahais (born 24 December 1987) is an

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central defender currently playing for

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Club career

Cahais is a product of the Boca Juniors youth team, he made his debut for the first team at the age of 17 on 26 June 2005 in a 0–0 draw with

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. 3 July 2005, Cahais scored his first goal for Boca in a game against Almagro, but it is not recorded as an official goal, as the game was abandoned and the game was awarded to Almagro with a default score of 2–0. After some offers from European clubs, 21 January 2008, Cahais signed a contract for the Dutch club

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, initially for a one-year-and-a-half deal, with the possibility of a definitive acquisition for a €2 million price, after the first period. During his presentation ceremony on Groningen, the defender said that, even with the bigger offer from Real Madrid, he opted for signing for a Dutch team because he wanted to make his European career "step for step", and he felt that an

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club was the right choice to do, as the Dutch league was also the start of the European career of players like Ronaldo,

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and his compatriot Julio Cruz.

International career

Cahais has represented the

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at Under-17 and Under-20 levels. He made 20 appearances for the U-17 team, scoring 4 goals. In 2007, he was selected to play for Argentina at the

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where he scored 2 goals. He also represented the U-20 team at the

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the scor ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cahais, Matias 1987 births Living people Footballers from Morón Partido Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Olimpo footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Eredivisie players FC Groningen players Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Curicó Unido footballers Categoría Primera A players Independiente Medellín footballers Liga MX players C.D. Veracruz footballers Superettan players Syrianska FC players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Sweden 21st-century Argentine sportsmen