Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch (born 10 March 1998) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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to an English mother and a Uruguayan father, Aramburu started playing for Comunicaciones FC youth ranks in Guatemala. He joined

Defensor Sporting Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievement ...

in Uruguay in 2015, where he signed his first 3 year professional contract. At age 19, he moved to Argentina to represent

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. In 2019, he played 1 season in his mother's home country, England, for

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TOP Oss

In early 2020, he went on trial with Dutch club

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where he would have signed if not for the

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affecting all professional football. He then moved to

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in the summer of 2020, and made his debut for the club as a starter on 5 September in a 3–0 away loss to

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the ...

Wuppertaler SV

On 1 February 2021, Aramburu signed with

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club

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after a successful trial. He made his debut on 24 February in a 1–0 win over

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, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute. On 6 March, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Schalke 04 II, a game in which he also provided an assist.

Schalke 04 II

On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Aramburu had signed with

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, joining their

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Phönix Lübeck

Aramburu joined

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club

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on 3 February 2023, after six months as a free agent. Two days later he made his debut for the club, replacing Björn Lambach in the 69th minute of a 2–1 league loss to

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. He suffered an ankle injury during practice on 16 March, sidelining him for several months. He made his comeback on 10 May, scoring the final goal of a 6–1 victory against

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References

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