Matías Nicolás Viña (born 9 November 1997) is an Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club AFC Bournemouth, on loan from

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club

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, and the Uruguay national team.

Club career

Viña was signed by

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in 2015 when he was 17 years old. He joined the Fourth Division and had the opportunity to practice with the professional team. One year later, Viña achieved his first minutes with the club's reserve team, having played eight games in the Third Division. On 31 January 2020, Viña left the club to join Série A side

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, where he won the treble consisting of the

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and

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. In August 2021, he signed for

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. On 30 January 2023, Viña joined

club AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy for €15 million. On 15 April, he scored his first goal for the club following his first ever start, coming in a 3–2 away win at

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International career

Making his debut in 2016 for the Uruguay under-20 team in a friendly against

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, Viña played in both the

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, coming first, and in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, finishing in fourth place. He played 27 games for the youth selection, scoring four times. Viña made his senior international debut for

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on 6 September 2019, coming on from the bench in a friendly against Costa Rica. His debut as a starter came four days later, in a friendly against the

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; Viña played the whole 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Nacional *

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* Supercopa Uruguaya:

Palmeiras *

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Roma *

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: 2021–22 Uruguay U20 *

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Individual *

Player of the Year:

Team of the Year:

References

External links

Matías Viña
– AUF competition record * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vina, Matias 1997 births Living people People from Canelones Department Uruguayan footballers Men's association football defenders Club Nacional de Football players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players A.S. Roma players AFC Bournemouth players Uruguayan Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players UEFA Europa Conference League winning players 2021 Copa América players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in England Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in England