Matías Fabián Tapia (born 26 January 1996) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Tapia is a product of

Barracas Central Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine professional association football, football club from the district of Barracas, Buenos Aires. Established in 1904, Barracas Central returned to the Argentine Primera División, Primera División, th ...

's youth ranks. Salvador Daniele selected Tapia for his professional debut on 22 February 2019, as the defender came off the substitutes bench in a 6–0 victory over

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Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires ...

; as he played alongside his brother. Another appearance came two months later in the

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against Unión Santa Fe. They won promotion at the end of his first season. On 5 December 2019, a 23-year old Tapia announced his retirement from professional football after just five senior appearances.Se retiró Matías Tapia
ole.com.ar, 5 December 2019

Post-playing career

In March 2020, Tapia became president of Barracas Central; aged 24.

Personal life

Tapia's brother, Iván, also plays football professionally. They are the sons of

Claudio Tapia Claudio Fabián "Chiqui" Tapia (born 22 September 1964) is an Argentine football executive and current President of the Argentine Football Association (Spanish: ''Asociación del Fútbol Argentino'') and Liga Profesional de Fútbol (an entity tha ...

and grandsons of Hugo Moyano. Their cousin, Facundo Moyano, is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

;Barracas Central *

: 2018–19

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tapia, Matias 1996 births Living people Tapia family Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primera B Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Barracas Central players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen