Federico Matías Javier Zaracho (born 10 March 1998) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Mineiro.[1][2]

Matías Zaracho
Zaracho in 2017
Personal information
Full name Federico Matías Javier Zaracho
Date of birth (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2017 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Racing Club 68 (9)
2020– Atlético Mineiro 129 (15)
International career
2017 Argentina U20 7 (1)
2019–2020 Argentina U23 8 (1)
2019 Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2020

Club career

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Zaracho came up through the youth ranks of Racing Club. He made his league debut on 17 December 2016 against Union de Santa Fe.[3]

On 16 October 2020, Zaracho joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.[4]

International

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Zaracho made his debut for the Argentina national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a 76th-minute substitute for Leandro Paredes.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 29 May 2024.[6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental State League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Club 2016–17 Primera División 4 1 2 1 5[a] 0 11 2
2017–18 22 1 0 0 8[b] 1 30 2
2018–19 23 3 1 0 4 0 1[a] 0 29 3
2019–20 19 4 0 0 1 0 2[b] 1 1[c] 0 23 5
Total 68 9 3 1 5 0 16 2 1 0 93 12
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 13 1 13 1
2021 32 7 7 2 10[b] 3 9[d] 1 58 13
2022 26 2 2 0 6[b] 0 9[d] 0 0 0 43 2
2023 27 2 4 1 9[b] 0 4[d] 0 44 3
2024 5 1 2 1 5[b] 0 4[d] 1 16 3
Total 103 13 15 4 30 3 26 2 174 22
Career total 171 22 18 5 5 0 46 5 26 2 1 0 267 34
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in the Copa Libertadores.
  3. ^ Appearance in the Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina.
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro.

Honours

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Racing Club

Atlético Mineiro

Argentina U23

Individual

  • Primera División Best Newcomer: 2018–19
  • Bola de Prata Best Newcomer: 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Argentina - F. Zaracho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Plantel Profesional: Federico Matías Zaracho - Racing Club - Sitio Oficial". racingclub.com.ar.
  3. ^ "Unión de Santa Fe vs. Racing Club - 17 December 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Atlético-MG oficializa contratação do argentino Matías Zaracho, 10º reforço da "era Sampaoli"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Morocco v Argentina game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Matías Zaracho". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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