Mateo Retegui

Mateo Retegui (born 29 April 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tigre on loan from Boca Juniors.[2]

Mateo Retegui
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999
Place of birth San Fernando, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Tigre
(on loan from Boca Juniors)
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2016 River Plate
2016–2018 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Boca Juniors 1 (0)
2019–2020Estudiantes (loan) 21 (4)
2020–2021Talleres (loan) 49 (7)
2022–Tigre (loan) 7 (1)
National team
Argentina U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:17, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Retegui began his senior career with Boca Juniors, who signed him years prior from River Plate.[3][4] He was first promoted into the club's first-team by manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto during the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División season, appearing as an unused substitute on occasions against Arsenal de Sarandí and Estudiantes in December 2017.[2][5] His professional debut arrived on 17 November 2018, with the forward being substituted on for the final moments of a 1–0 home win over Patronato.[2]

January 2019 saw Retegui loaned to Estudiantes for eighteen months.[1][2] He appeared eight times in 2018–19, before scoring five goals in twenty-one appearances in 2019–20.[2]

In February 2022, Retegui joined Tigre on a loan deal until the end of 2023.[6]

International career

Retegui represented Argentina at U19 and U20 level, including for the latter at the 2018 South American Games.[7][8]

Personal life

Retegui is the son of former field hockey player Carlos Retegui, who represented Argentina at various Pan American Games.[4] Retegui is represented by Francesco Totti's agency.[9]

Career statistics

As of 12 October 2020[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boca Juniors 2017–18 Primera División 00000000
2018–19 1000000010
2019–20 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Estudiantes (loan) 2018–19 Primera División 30104080
2019–20 1843100215
Total 2144140295
Career total 224414000305

    References

    1. "Mateo Retegui, de jugar en la Selección argentina de hockey a ser refuerzo de Estudiantes". 0221. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
    2. "Argentina - M. Retegui". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    3. "Estoy cumpliendo el sueño de mi papá". Olé. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    4. "Hockey? No, fútbol! Quién es Mateo Retegui, el hijo del ex-DT de Los Leones?". Goal. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    5. "Conocé a Mateo Retegui, el juvenil que se perfila como titular en Boca". TyC Sports. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
    6. TIGRE HIZO OFICIAL LA LLEGADA DE MATEO RETEGUI, elgrafico.com.ar, 8 February 2022
    7. "Argentina superó 3-0 al Shandong Luneng". AFA. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
    8. "La Selección se entrenó por la tarde". AFA. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
    9. "Mateo Retegui: la despedida del Pincha, Totti y "la cabeza en Boca"". Olé. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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