Matías Godoy

Matías Emanuel Godoy (born 10 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dinamo Zagreb II on loan from Atlético de Rafaela.[2]

Matías Godoy
Personal information
Full name Matías Emanuel Godoy
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002
Place of birth Ceres, Argentina[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
(on loan from Atlético de Rafaela)
Number 18
Youth career
2006–2011 Central Argentino Olímpico
2011–2019 Atlético de Rafaela
2020– Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Atlético de Rafaela 7 (1)
2020– → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) 0 (0)
2020– → Dinamo Zagreb II (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2017 Argentina U15 7 (4)
2018–2019 Argentina U17 30 (9)
2019– Argentina U18 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:22, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Godoy's career began with Club Central Argentino Olímpico, before he was signed by Atlético de Rafaela in 2011.[1]

Atlético de Rafaela

He was moved in their senior squad in April 2018 at the age of sixteen, subsequently being selected for his professional debut by interim manager Víctor Bottaniz on 16 April during a home defeat to Quilmes in Primera B Nacional; he was substituted on in place of Jorge Velázquez with twenty-two minutes remaining.[2][3][4] Godoy netted his first goal in April 2019 against Independiente Rivadavia.[5]

Dinamo Zagreb (loan)

On 12 February 2020, Godoy joined Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb on loan.[6]

International career

Godoy represented Argentina's U15s at the 2017 South American Championship, scoring four goals as Argentina won the tournament.[1][7] In 2018, Godoy was called up to the Argentina U17s for a tournament in Mexico City with Chile, Mexico and the United States.[8][9] He featured for sixty-eight minutes and scored the opening goal of a 2–1 victory over the United States on 4 October.[2] Godoy made Pablo Aimar's squad in March 2019 for the South American U-17 Championship in Peru, before being selected by Diego Placente for the 2019 Granatkin Memorial months later.[10][11] He'd play five times and score once, versus Iran, as they won the cup.[12]

In October 2019, Godoy was called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[13] He scored on his second tournament appearance against Cameroon at the Estádio Kléber Andrade on 31 October.[2]

Career statistics
As of 1 November 2019.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético de Rafaela 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 10——10
2018–19 11——11
2019–20 50——50
Total 71——71
Dinamo Zagreb II (loan) 2019–20 Druga HNL 20——20
Career total 91000091

    Honours
    Argentina U15[1]
    Argentina U17[14]
    Argentina U18[15]

    References
    1. "Matías Godoy: Voy a pedir que sea otro año como este". Diario La Opinión. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    2. "Argentina - M. Godoy". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    3. "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS GODOY". BDFA. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    4. "Llegó el momento para que Matias Godoy juegue en la primera de Atlético Rafaela". Ceres Ciudad. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    5. "De la vuelta olímpica al gol sin escalas". Olé. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
    6. Mihaitalazarica (12 February 2020). "MATIAS GODOY NOVI ČLAN DINAMA" (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
    7. "Motivación de lujo para la Sub 15". Olé. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    8. "Matías Godoy, titular en la Sub 17 de Argentina". Diario Castellanos. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    9. "Sub 17: el jugador de Atlético Matías Godoy convocado para el Cuatro Naciones". ADN 979. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    10. "Los 23 citados para el Sudamericano". AFA. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
    11. "Argentina debutará el miércoles en el torneo de Rusia". AFA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
    12. "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина 2019: Заявка команды - Аргентина". Granatkin Memorial. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
    13. "FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf" (PDF). FIFA Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
    14. "Matías Godoy, campeón sudamericano Sub 17". Diario Castellanos. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
    15. "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Аргентина 1 : 0 Россия". Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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