Matías Emanuel Godoy (born 10 January 2002) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Central Córdoba SdE, on loan from

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

Club career

Early years

Godoy's career began with Club Central Argentino Olímpico, before he was signed by

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that com ...

in 2011.

Atlético de Rafaela

He was moved in their senior squad in April 2018 at the age of sixteen, subsequently being selected for his professional debut by interim manager on 16 April during a home defeat to

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; he was substituted on in place of

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with twenty-two minutes remaining. Godoy netted his first goal in April 2019 against

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Dinamo Zagreb loan

On 12 February 2020, Godoy joined

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club

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on loan. He never appeared competitively for their first-team, instead featuring for their

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in the second tier. Godoy made appearances against Orijent 1919, Hrvatski Dragovoljac and

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–all off the bench–before the season's early end due to the

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Argentinos Juniors

In September 2020, Godoy completed a six-month loan move to

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side

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with a purchase option. He was later bought free from Rafaela in the beginning of 2021. On 19 August 2021, Godoy was loaned out to

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club Instituto until the end of the year. In February 2022, he joined

Talleres de Córdoba Club Atlético Talleres (; ), mostly known simply as Talleres ( in Rioplatense Spanish, Rioplatense accent and or in Cordobés Spanish, Cordobés accent; ), is an Football in Argentina, Argentine professional sports club based in the city of C ...

on a one-year loan deal.

Estudiantes de La Plata

On 26 December 2022, Godoy was transferred to

in exchange for $700,000 for 50% of his contract,

kept the other 50% of his contract in the case of a future sale. Godoy debuted with Estudiantes on 28 January 2023, against

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in a 2–1 loss in which he played all 90 minutes. His first goal with Estudiantes was in the 9th minute of Matchday 2 against

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on 4 February 2023, which ended in a 1–1 tie.

International career

Godoy represented Argentina's U15s at the 2017 South American Championship, scoring four goals as Argentina won the tournament. In 2018, Godoy was called up to the Argentina U17s for a tournament in Mexico City with

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and the

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. He featured for sixty-eight minutes and scored the opening goal of a 2–1 victory over the United States on 4 October. Godoy made

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's squad in March 2019 for the

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in Peru, before being selected by

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for the

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months later. He'd play five times and score once, versus Iran, as they won the cup. In October 2019, Godoy was called up for the

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in Brazil. He scored on his second tournament appearance against

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at the Estádio Kléber Andrade on 31 October.

Career statistics

Honours

Central Córdoba (SdE) *

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Argentina U15 *

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Argentina U17 *

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Argentina U18 *

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References

External links

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