Matías Arezo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arezo and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Matías Arezo
Personal information
Full name Douglas Matías Arezo Martínez
Date of birth (2002-11-21) 21 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 9
Youth career
River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 River Plate Montevideo 85 (35)
2022–2024 Granada 31 (1)
2023 → Peñarol (loan) 30 (18)
2024– Grêmio 9 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Uruguay U15 28 (11)
2018–2019 Uruguay U17 26 (11)
2020 Uruguay U23 6 (1)
2023– Uruguay 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Douglas Matías Arezo Martínez (born 21 November 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Uruguay national team.[2][3]

Club career

An academy graduate of River Plate Montevideo, Arezo made his professional debut on 14 July 2019 in a 0–0 draw against Progreso.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 10 August 2019, in a 2–1 league win against Juventud.[5]

On 31 January 2022, Spanish club Granada announced the signing of Arezo on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[6] On 20 January 2023, he returned to Uruguayan league by signing for Peñarol on a loan deal until the end of the year.[7]

On 18 July 2024, Arezo joined Brazilian club Grêmio on a four-and-a-half-year contract until December 2028.[8]

International career

Arezo is a former Uruguay youth international and has represented his nation at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship and the 2019 South American U-17 Championship.[9][3] He scored five goals including a hat-trick against Ecuador in the latter tournament and finished second in top scorers list.[10]

In March 2023, Arezo received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Japan and South Korea.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 August 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate Montevideo 2019 UPD 21 6 — 0 0 1[a] 0 22 6
2020 UPD 35 13 — 5[b] 2 — 40 15
2021 UPD 29 16 — — — 29 16
Total 85 35 0 0 5 2 1 0 91 37
Granada 2021–22 La Liga 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2022–23 Segunda División 9 1 1 0 — — 10 1
2023–24 La Liga 14 0 — — — 14 0
Total 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 1
Peñarol (loan) 2023 UPD 30 18 0 0 7[b] 4 3[c] 0 40 22
Grêmio 2024 Série A 4 0 1 0 1[d] 0 — 6 0
Career total 150 54 2 0 13 6 4 0 169 60
  1. ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearances in championship play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in Copa Libertadores

International

As of 20 June 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2023 3 1
Total 3 1
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arezo goal.
List of international goals scored by Matías Arezo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 June 2023 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Nicaragua 1–0 4–1 Friendly

Honours

Granada

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Matías Arezo" (in Spanish). Peñarol. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Matías Arezo at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "19 - Matías Arezo - AUF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Debutantes de la 1a fecha del Torneo Intermedio 2019". 17 July 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Juventud vs. River Plate - 10 August 2019". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Matías Arezo nuevo delantero del Granada". 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Al fin se concretó". 20 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Grêmio anuncia a contratação de uruguaio Matías Arezo" (in Portuguese). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ^ "10 - Matías Arezo - AUF". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Uruguay U17 vs. Ecuador U17 - 9 April 2019". Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Cambio en la convocatoria para Fecha FIFA de marzo" (in Spanish). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Campeonato Uruguayo: Federico Pereira fue elegido como el mejor jugador del 2023". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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