Matías Nahuel
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matías Nahuel Leiva Esquivel | ||
Date of birth | 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
- ↑ Conociendo a Matías Nahuel Leiva (Knowing Matías Nahuel Leiva); Futbolistas Argentinos por el Mundo, 8 October 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Five-star Villarreal cruise to win Archived 25 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine.; ESPN FC, 13 January 2014
- ↑ ¡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)
- ↑ Real Betis signs Nahuel for the next two seasons Archived 30 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine.; Real Betis, 16 June 2016
- ↑ Nahuel jugará cedido en el Real Betis (Nahuel will play on loan at Real Betis); Villarreal CF, 16 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Agreement with Villarreal CF for the loan of Nahuel Leiva". FC Barcelona. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ↑ "Μεταγραφικό... χτύπημα με Ναουέλ ο Ολυμπιακός!" [Signing... Olympiacos get Nahuel!] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Slick Spain too strong for holders Germany". UEFA. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
- Villarreal official profile (in Spanish)
- Matías Nahuel at BDFutbol
- Matías Nahuel at Soccerway
- La Liga official profile (in Spanish)