Matías Nahuel

Matías Nahuel
Personal information
Full name Matías Nahuel Leiva Esquivel
Date of birth (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 17
Youth career
Escuela ADIUR
2011–2013 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Villarreal C 12 (2)
2013–2015 Villarreal B 64 (11)
2014–2018 Villarreal 25 (0)
2016–2018 → Betis (loan) 17 (0)
2018 → Barcelona B (loan) 18 (5)
2018– Olympiacos 0 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Spain U19 11 (3)
2015–2017 Spain U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2018

Matías Nahuel Leiva Esquivel (born 22 November 1996), known as Nahuel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a right winger.

Club career

Villarreal

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, Nahuel moved to Spain at only 14, joining Villarreal CF's youth setup.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-side in 2012–13, in Tercera División, and also appeared occasionally for the reserves during that first season.

Nahuel made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 13 January 2014, playing 23 minutes in a 5–1 home routing of Real Sociedad.[2] On 28 August he scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 4–0 home win against FC Astana for the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[3]

On 16 June 2016, Nahuel signed a two-year loan contract with Real Betis also in the top tier.[4][5] On 30 January 2018, he was loaned to Segunda División team FC Barcelona B for six months.[6]

Olympiacos

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the summer transfer window, Olympiacos F.C. signed Nahuel for an undisclosed fee. Villarreal retained a buyback option on the player.[7]

International career

Nahuel was part of the Spanish under-19 team which won the 2015 UEFA European Championship in Greece. He scored in a 3–0 group stage opening victory against holders Germany,[8] adding the second goal in the 2–0 win over Russia in the decisive match in Katerini.[9]

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ↑ Conociendo a Matías Nahuel Leiva (Knowing Matías Nahuel Leiva); Futbolistas Argentinos por el Mundo, 8 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Five-star Villarreal cruise to win Archived 25 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine.; ESPN FC, 13 January 2014
  3. ↑ ¡Europa, ya estamos aquí! (4–0) (Europe, we have arrived! (4–0)) Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine.; Villarreal CF, 28 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Real Betis signs Nahuel for the next two seasons Archived 30 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine.; Real Betis, 16 June 2016
  5. ↑ Nahuel jugará cedido en el Real Betis (Nahuel will play on loan at Real Betis); Villarreal CF, 16 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Agreement with Villarreal CF for the loan of Nahuel Leiva". FC Barcelona. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Μεταγραφικό... χτύπημα με Ναουέλ ο Ολυμπιακός!" [Signing... Olympiacos get Nahuel!] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Slick Spain too strong for holders Germany". UEFA. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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