Matías Cóccaro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cóccaro and the second or maternal family name is Ferreira.
Matías Cóccaro
Personal information
Full name Matías Fernando Cóccaro Ferreira
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Pirarajá, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 CF Montréal
Number 9
Youth career
Lavalleja
Cagliari
Atlético Tucumán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Rampla Juniors 19 (4)
2019 Villa Teresa 8 (5)
2019–2023 Montevideo City Torque 51 (13)
2021–2023 → Huracán (loan) 95 (29)
2024– CF Montréal 4 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Matías Fernando Cóccaro Ferreira (born 15 November 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer side CF Montréal.

Career

In 2017, Cóccaro joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Cagliari.

As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Atlético Tucumán in Argentina after almost signing for Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron and trialing in Italy.[1]

Before the 2019 season, he signed for Uruguayan second division club Villa Teresa from Rampla Juniors in the Uruguayan top flight.

In January 2024, he was permanently transferred to MLS team CF Montreal. On 19 April, 2024, he was injured and expected to miss 8-10 weeks.[2] He returned as a reserve on 14 June.

Personal life

Cóccaro was born in Uruguay and is of Italian descent, and holds dual citizenship.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cóccaro, el delantero que enseñaba a jugar a la taba en Pirarajá (archived 31 December 2020). elobservador.com.uy.
  2. ^ https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/cf-montreal-striker-matias-coccaro-out-8-10-weeks. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "La UD Las Palmas suspira por Vinícius". Atlántico Hoy. 3 August 2023.


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