Matías Gabriel Rosso (born 12 March 1993) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

of the

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were Rosso's first senior club, he joined their first-team in 2013 and made his professional debut in August in a goalless draw with Tristán Suárez. He scored the first goal of his career on 3 November against

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. In total, Rosso scored six goals in twenty-nine games in his debut campaign. Four goals in nineteen followed in

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as Chacarita won promotion to

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. Rosso was subsequently signed by

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side Estudiantes (LP) in January 2015. His debut came on 13 February vs.

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in the

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. After eight games for Estudiantes (LP), Rosso departed to join Aldosivi on loan in January 2016. His stay was short as he returned to

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following just three appearances. On 8 July, Rosso rejoined Chacarita Juniors on loan. However, he returned to his parent club six months later as he failed to make an appearance, appearing on the bench once. Rosso completed a third loan away from Estudiantes (LP) to join their namesakes - Estudiantes (BA). He remained with Estudiantes (BA) for two seasons and made ten appearances, he also scored on his debut; a 3–2 Primera B Metropolitana win over Talleres.

Career statistics

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow footballer Federico Rosso.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosso, Matías 1993 births Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Living people Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Gimnasia y Tiro footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Primera B Metropolitana players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen