Matías Oyola
Matías Oyola (born 15 October 1982 in Río Cuarto) is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian football central midfielder currently playing for Barcelona. Well known for technique and stamina, he is usually considered to be one of the best midfielders playing in South America.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Damián Oyola | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Cuarto, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Center Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona SC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | River Plate | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | → Defensores Belgrano (loan) | 62 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | →Gimnasia de Jujuy (loan) | 26 | (7) |
| 2007 | →Belgrano (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2007–2012 | Independiente | 20 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Colón (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 119 | (12) |
| 2012- | Barcelona SC | 241 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Ecuador | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2017 | |||
Club career
Oyola came through the youth system at River Plate, in 2003 he was loaned to Defensores de Belgrano of the Argentine 2nd division until 2005.
In 2005 Oyola spent a season with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy before returning to River Plate in 2006. Oyola only made 3 first team appearances before his transfer to Belgrano de Córdoba in 2007.
At the end of the 2006-2007 season Belgrano were relegated and Oyola joined Independiente.
On 7 June 2009 "El Pony" joined the Ecuadorian giant Barcelona for the remainder of the season.
On 5 August 2009, Oyola scored his 1st goal with Barcelona from a splendid free kick.
International career
Oyola was born and raised in Argentina - but he transferred to Ecuador later in his career and got Ecuadorian citizenship. Oyola got his first call up to the senior Ecuador side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia in October 2016.[1] Oyola made his debut for Ecuador in a 2-2 tie with the latter, coming on as a sub in the 78th minute.[2]
References
- "Matías Oyola, novedad en la selección de Ecuador ante Chile y Bolivia". wradio.com.co. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276453/match=300362055/index.html
External links
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Football-Lineups player profile
- (in Spanish) El Telegrafo