Matías Fabián Tapia (born 26 January 1996) is an Argentine former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
Playing career
Tapia is a product of
Barracas Central
Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine professional association football, football club from the district of Barracas, Buenos Aires. Established in 1904, Barracas Central returned to the Argentine Primera División, Primera División, th ...
's youth ranks.
Salvador Daniele selected Tapia for his professional debut on 22 February 2019, as the defender came off the substitutes bench in a 6–0 victory over
Comunicaciones
Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional association football, football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Liga Nacional, th ...
in
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires ...
; as he played alongside his brother.
Another appearance came two months later in the
Copa Argentina
The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
The first editions ...
against
Unión Santa Fe.
They won promotion at the end of his first season.
On 5 December 2019, a 23-year old Tapia announced his retirement from professional football after just five senior appearances.
Se retiró Matías Tapia
ole.com.ar, 5 December 2019
Post-playing career
In March 2020, Tapia became president of Barracas Central; aged 24.
Personal life
Tapia's brother, Iván, also plays football professionally. They are the sons of Claudio Tapia
Claudio Fabián "Chiqui" Tapia (born 22 September 1964) is an Argentine football executive and current President of the Argentine Football Association (Spanish: ''Asociación del Fútbol Argentino'') and Liga Profesional de Fútbol (an entity tha ...
and grandsons of Hugo Moyano. Their cousin, Facundo Moyano, is also a footballer.
Career statistics
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Honours
;Barracas Central
*Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires ...
: 2018–19
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tapia, Matias
1996 births
Living people
Tapia family
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Primera B Metropolitana players
Primera Nacional players
Barracas Central players
21st-century Argentine sportsmen