Matías Fracchia Moreira (born 21 September 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

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. Born in Chile, he has represented both the

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and

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at under-20 level.

Club career

Fracchia played college soccer for

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while he studied

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. In 2017, he moved to Chile and signed with

Deportes Temuco Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new '' Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. The club was founded on February 22, 196 ...

. For 2019, he signed for Chilean second division side

Deportes Vallenar Club de Deportes Vallenar is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Vallenar, Chile. They currently play in the fourth level of Chilean football, the Tercera A. The club was founded in the "Población Baquedano" of Vallenar. It is the o ...

after failing to make an appearance for

and Barnechea in the lower leagues. For 2020, he signed for O'Higgins in the Chilean top flight. In 2024, he signed with Uruguayan club

International career

Fracchia holds three different citizenships: Chilean by his birth, Uruguayan by his paternal line and American by residence. So, he has represented Uruguay as well as the United States at youth level.

Honours

Comunicaciones *

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: Apertura 2023

Personal life

He is the son of the former Uruguayan international footballer Marcelo Fracchia.

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* category:1995 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean people of Uruguayan descent Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers People with acquired Uruguayan citizenship Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Naturalized citizens of the United States United States men's under-20 international soccer players NC State Wolfpack men's soccer players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Chilean Primera División players A.C. Barnechea footballers Deportes Vallenar footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Uruguayan Primera División players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Danubio F.C. players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Comunicaciones F.C. players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Men's association football defenders North Carolina State University alumni {{Chile-footy-defender-stub