Matías Alejo Linas (born 8 June 1993) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Linas is a product of

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' system. His only involvement with their first-team arrived in June 2012 when he was an unused substitute for a goalless draw with

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in the Primera División. In July 2014, Linas was loaned to Los Andes in

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. Three substitute appearances followed in

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, which concluded with promotion to

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. He remained on loan for the succeeding season, scoring on his first start on 1 August 2015 versus Juventud Unida. Los Andes signed Linas permanently in 2016. Sixteen goals came across his next sixty-nine games, including a hat-trick over

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linas, Matias 1993 births Living people People from Lanús Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primera B Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Club Atlético Lanús footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers Deportivo Armenio footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen