Mateo Carabajal (born 21 February 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club plays ...

Career

Carabajal started his senior career with

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, who signed him from Estudiantes Unidos in 2014. Sergio Rondina promoted him into their squad during the

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campaign, selecting Carabajal for his professional bow on 14 April 2018 against

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. He featured in a league match with

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a month later, as Arsenal were relegated to

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. On 30 July 2021, Carabajal joined Ecuadorian club

.El defensor argentino Mateo Carabajal es nuevo jugador del Independiente del Valle
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carabajal, Mateo 1997 births Living people Copa Sudamericana–winning players Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Independiente del Valle footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Ecuadorian Serie A players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador 21st-century Argentine sportsmen