Matías Iglesias

Matías Iglesias

Personal information
Full name	Matías Walter Iglesias
Date of birth	(1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2002–2003	Andes Talleres Sport Club
2004–2007	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Atlético Madrid B	12	(0)
2005–2006	→ Toledo (loan)	5	(0)
2007–2011	AEL	90	(2)
2011–2014	Atromitos	73	(11)
2014–2015	Changchun Yatai	15	(2)
2015–2023	Asteras Tripolis	217	(18)
2023–2024	Ionikos	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Matías Walter Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈti.as ˈwalteɾ iˈɣlesjas]; born 18 April 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Ionikos.

Career

Born in Mendoza (Argentina), Iglesias started his football career in Argentina with Andes Talleres Sport Club. Iglesias was transferred to Atlético Madrid being a part of the U21 team. He played three years in Spain. In August 2007, AEL signs Iglesias by buying 50% of his playing rights from Atlético Madrid. In January 2012, he signed with Athens club Atromitos as a free agent, where he would meet again his former AEL coach, Georgios Donis. During the 2+1⁄2 seasons he managed to play 73 games (11 goals, 3 assists) both in local competitions and UEFA Europa League.

On 25 February 2014, after a good season at Atromitos, Iglesias was signed for Changchun Yatai, who had beaten AEK and Spanish club Levante by higher price (€450,000).^[1] His contract will be for one (plus one) year. On 8 March 2014, he made his debut for Yatai in a 1–0 away defeat against Beijing Guoan. On 23 April 2014, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande. He made only 15 appearances for Yatai in the 2014 season due to injuries and scored 2 goals.

On 19 January 2015, Iglesias signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis for an undisclosed fee.^[2]

On 24 June 2018, the experienced Argentine midfielder extended his contract until the summer of 2020.^[3]

On 3 March 2019, Iglesias scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season in a home game against Panetolikos, which ended as a 3–0 win.^[4] On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he scored in a 3–0 home win against Panionios, which secured his team's spot in the top division.^[5]

On 20 July 2020, Iglesias signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2021.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 November 2021

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AEL	2007–08	Super League Greece	15	0	3	0	—		1	0	19	0
	2008–09		27	1	2	0	—		—		29	1
	2009–10		18	0	1	0	1	0	—		20	0
	2010–11		20	1	2	0	—		—		22	1
	Total		80	2	8	0	1	0	1	0	90	2
Atromitos	2011–12	Super League Greece	13	1	2	1	—		—		15	1
	2012–13		30	3	2	0	2	0	—		34	3
	2013–14		19	6	4	1	1	0	—		24	7
	Total		62	10	8	1	3	0	—		73	11
Changchun Yatai	2014	Chinese Super League	15	2	0	0	—		—		15	2
Asteras Tripolis	2014–15	Super League Greece	18	2	0	0	—		—		18	2
	2015–16		21	3	2	1	6	0	—		29	4
	2016–17		19	0	5	1	—		—		24	1
	2017–18		25	4	4	0	—		—		29	4
	2018–19		20	2	3	0	2	0	—		25	2
	2019–20		17	2	4	2	—		—		21	4
	2020–21		24	0	1	0	—		—		25	0
	2021–22		6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		150	13	20	4	8	0	—		178	17
Career total			307	26	36	6	12	0	1	0	356	32

Honours

Atromitos

• Greek Cup runner-up: 2011–12

References

1. O Ιγκλέσιας στην Changchun Yatai (in Greek)^{[dead link]}
2. Ανακοίνωσε Ιγκλέσιας ο Αστέρας!
3. "Στον Αστέρα έως το 2020 ο Ιγκλέσιας". www.sport24.gr. 24 June 2018.
4. "Αστέρας - Παναιτωλικός 3-0: Τον "τσάκισε" κι ας έπαιζε με δέκα". www.sport24.gr. 3 March 2019.
5. "Αστέρας - Πανιώνιος 3-0: Σώθηκαν και μαθηματικά με τριάρα οι Αρκάδες". www.sport24.gr. 5 May 2019.
6. "Αστέρας: Ανανέωσαν Ιγκλέσιας, Μπαράλες και Τασουλής". www.sport24.gr. 20 July 2020.

External links

• Matías Iglesias at Soccerway
• Worldsoccer profile Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine