Matías Vitkieviez (born 16 May 1985) is a Uruguayan-born Swiss

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who plays for

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Early life

Vitkieviez lived in

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, Uruguay, until 1999 when together with his mother and brother he emigrated to

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, Switzerland because of family economic problems. Geneva being the city where Vitkieviez's grandfather once lived. Vitkieviez's grandfather is famous Polish painter Stanisław Witkiewicz and his son

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. Matias Vitkieviez is the brother of Mateo Vitkieviez and Nicolas Vitkieviez.

Club career

Vitkieviez started his football in Switzerland in the

youth department. He started his senior football in 2003 in France with Louhans-Cuiseaux, but after just a few months transferred to

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. One year later he returned to Étoile Carouge. In August 2006, Vitkieviez was transferred to

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side

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. The team achieved promotion to the

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in the 2010–11season. He made his debut in the top division on 23 July 2011 against

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in the 2–1 away win. On 16 January 2012 his transfer to

BSC Young Boys Berner Sport Club Young Boys (YB by short abbreviation, ) is a Swiss professional sports club based in Bern, Switzerland. Its first team has won 17 Swiss league championships and eight Swiss Cups. YB is one of the most successful Swiss footbal ...

was announced, for the sum of €100,000. On 10 January 2013, he was loaned back to his former club Servette, the contract dated up until 30 June 2013.

International career

He debuted in the Swiss national team on 29 February 2012 in

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against

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in a

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replacing Eren Derdiyok in the minute 87'.

Statistics

Honours

'Servette *

2010–11 Swiss Challenge League The 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League was the eighth season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of the Swiss football league pyramid. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 25 May 2011. The champions of this season, FC Lausanne-Sport, ear ...

runner-up

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vitkieviez, Matias 1985 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Uruguayan men's footballers Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Polish descent Swiss people of Uruguayan descent Uruguayan people of Polish descent Switzerland men's international footballers Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players En Avant Guingamp players Étoile Carouge FC players Servette FC players BSC Young Boys players FC St. Gallen players Expatriate men's footballers in France Uruguayan emigrants to Switzerland Naturalised citizens of Switzerland 21st-century Swiss sportsmen