Matías Miranda

Matías Miranda
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left midfielder[2][3]
Team information
Current team
 Defensa y Justicia
Youth career
2006–2019 Gimnasia LP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Gimnasia LP 61 (0)
2025– Defensa y Justicia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Matías Miranda (born 5 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Defensa y Justicia.[4]

Club career

Miranda is a product of the Gimnasia y Esgrima youth system, having joined in 2006.[3][5][6] He made the step into senior football in 2019–20, with Diego Maradona selecting him as a substitute for a Primera División fixture with River Plate on 28 September.[7][8][9] Maradona subsequently subbed the midfielder on after fifty-six minutes, as he replaced Horacio Tijanovich in the two-goal home defeat.[4]

International career

In November 2016, Miranda was called up by Miguel Mico to train with the Argentina U17s.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of 28 September 2019.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gimnasia y Esgrima 2019–20 Primera División 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Miranda profesional". Gimnasia y Esgrima. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Matías Miranda". World Football. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Quién es 'Confite' Miranda, el elegido de Maradona en Gimnasia". TyC Sports. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Argentina - M. Miranda". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Mati Miranda: "Gimnasia me da todo lo que espero"". Mundo Tripero. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Miranda, otro pibe Lobo con contrato profesional". Cielosports. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Los elegidos de Diego Maradona para enfrentar a River". Clarín. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Quién es el juvenil que "enamoró" a Maradona y por el que apuesta para lograr la levantada de Gimnasia". Infobae. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. ^ "¿Quiénes son los pibes que vienen abajo en Gimnasia?". Cielosports. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Matías Miranda, al Sub 17". El Día. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Miranda rumbo a Ezeiza". Inferiores Platenses. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.


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