Matías Ezequiel Zaldivia (born January 22, 1991) is a

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defender currently playing for

Chilean Primera División The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division) is the top-tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the ''Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, ANFP''. The league is known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital ...

team Universidad de Chile. Born in Argentina, he plays for the

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Club career

Zaldivia made his professional debut for Chacarita Juniors in 2010.

International career

After taking part in a training microcycle of the Chile squad at under-23 level, he made his international debut in the friendly match against Cuba on 11 June 2023. He was called up to the Chile under-23 squad for the

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as an overage player alongside Brayan Cortés and

César Fuentes César Nicolás Fuentes González (, born 12 April 1993) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Primera División club Colo-Colo as a midfielder. Career Youth career Fuentes started his career at Primera División de Chile club O' ...

, where Chile won the silver medal.

Personal life

In December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality by residence along with his colleague

Diego Buonanotte Diego Mario Buonanotte Rende (; born 19 April 1988) is an Argentine naturalized Chilean Association football, footballer who plays for Peruvian club Sporting Cristal as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder and Midfielder#Wing ...

, keeping the Argentine nationality.

Honours

Arsenal de Sarandí * Copa Argentina: 2012-13 * Supercopa Argentina:

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Colo-Colo *

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: 2017 Transición * Copa Chile:

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(2):

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Chile U23 *

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Silver Medal:

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaldivia, Matias 1991 births Living people Footballers from San Isidro, Buenos Aires Chilean men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Argentine men's footballers Naturalized citizens of Chile Argentine expatriate men's footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Colo-Colo footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine emigrants to Chile Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games competitors for Chile