Matías Soulé Malvano (born 15 April 2003) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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, right winger or forward for club Roma.

Club career

Early career

Soulé started his career aged six for Kimberley and six years later moved to Vélez with whom he refused the proposal to sign a professional contract. In January 2020, he moved to

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as free transfer. Soulé scored five goals and five assists in 30 appearances with under-19s in the 2020–21 season.

Juventus

Soulé made his official debut for Juventus U23—the reserve team of Juventus—in a first-round Coppa Italia Serie C 3–2 win against Pro Sesto on 22 August 2021. He made his

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debut on 28 August in a 2–1 win to Pergolettese. On 10 September, first-team manager

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included Soulé in the match-day squad for the

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game against

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. On 15 September, Soulé scored his first two career goals in a 3–2 win against Feralpisalò in the second round of Coppa Italia Serie C. On 24 September, he extended his contract with Juventus until 2024 with option until 2026. On 7 November, he scored his first goal in

in a 1–0 win against

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with a curling shoot in the 43rd minute. On 30 November, Soulé made his official debut for the first team in a 2–0 win against Salernitana coming on as substitute during the stoppage time. He ended his first professional season with five goals in 34 matches with the addition of two first-team appearances. Throughout the season, he also played for Juventus U19 in the

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. With two goals in six games, Soulé helped the U19s reach the semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition. During the semifinal against Benfica, Soulé took the last penalty of the game which he missed causing his side to lose 4–3 at penalty shoot-outs after a 2–2 draw. On 11 October 2022, Soulé made his

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debut, playing for 15 minutes in a defeat against Maccabi Haifa. On the 29th of the same month, he made his first-minute debut for the first team, in the match against

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. On 12 March 2023, he scored his first first-team goal in stoppage time of Juventus– Sampdoria 4–2. He finished his first season with the first team with 19 appearances in mid-May, to make part of Argentina U20's team at the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup.

Loan to Frosinone

On 28 August 2023, Soulé joined

club

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on a season-long loan. During the first half of the 2023–24 campaign, he managed to accomplish the most successful dribbles in the top European competitions. He finished his loan season as top scorer for the club with 11 goals, and the player with most dribbles won in Serie A in 102 occasions.

Roma

On 30 July 2024, Soulé joined fellow Italian side Roma for a reported transfer fee of $28m plus $4m in bonuses.

International career

Soulé made three appearances for Argentina U16. On 3 November 2021, he was first called up for the Argentina national team ahead of the qualification rounds for the

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against

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and

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; but did not make either of the match day squads. In May 2023, Soulé was called up to Argentina U20's 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign by coach Javier Mascherano. Due to his Italian citizenship through ius sanguinis, following his impressive Serie A performances with Frosinone, Soulé was publicly considered in 2023 by

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manager

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for a potential call-up with the senior ''Azzurri'' squad.

Style of play

Soulé is a left-footed right winger, noted for his dribbling ability and set-piece taking, earning him comparisons to Angel Di Maria.

Personal life

Soulé was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent, and holds dual citizenship. Soulé considers Independiente his favourite team and

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his favourite player.

Career statistics

References

External links

Matías Soulé
at the Juventus FC website
Matías Soulé
at LegaSerieA.it * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soule, Matias 2003 births Living people Footballers from Mar del Plata Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Argentina men's youth international footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Juventus FC players Juventus Next Gen players Frosinone Calcio players AS Roma players Serie A players Serie C players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Occitan sportspeople