Matías Emanuel Godoy (born 10 January 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Central Córdoba SdE, on loan from Estudiantes de La Plata.[3]

Matías Godoy
Personal information
Full name Matías Emanuel Godoy
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Ceres, Argentina[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Central Córdoba SdE
(on loan from Estudiantes
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2011 Central Argentino Olímpico
2011–2018 Atlético de Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Atlético de Rafaela 7 (1)
2020Dinamo Zagreb II (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021Argentinos Juniors (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 Argentinos Juniors 0 (0)
2021Instituto (loan) 11 (2)
2022Talleres (loan) 34 (1)
2023– Estudiantes 22 (2)
2024–Central Córdoba SdE (loan) 6 (0)
International career
Argentina U15
2018–2019 Argentina U17 17 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
South American U-15 Championship
Winner 2017 Argentina
South American U-17 Championship
Winner 2019 Peru
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

Early years edit

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

Atlético de Rafaela edit

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 [es] 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.[3][4][5] Godoy netted his first goal in April 2019 against Independiente Rivadavia.[6]

Dinamo Zagreb loan edit

On 12 February 2020, Godoy joined Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb on loan.[7] He never appeared competitively for their first-team, instead featuring for their reserve team in the second tier.[3] Godoy made appearances against Orijent 1919, Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Sesvete–all off the bench–before the season's early end due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Argentinos Juniors edit

In September 2020, Godoy completed a six-month loan move to Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors with a purchase option.[8] He was later bought free from Rafaela in the beginning of 2021. On 19 August 2021, Godoy was loaned out to Primera Nacional club Instituto until the end of the year.[9] In February 2022, he joined Talleres de Córdoba on a one-year loan deal.[10]

Estudiantes de La Plata edit

On 26 December 2022, Godoy was transferred to Estudiantes de La Plata in exchange for $700,000 for 50% of his contract, Argentinos Juniors kept the other 50% of his contract in the case of a future sale. Godoy debuted with Estudiantes on 28 January 2023, against Club Atlético Tigre in a 2–1 loss in which he played all 90 minutes. His first goal with Estudiantes was in the 9th minute of Matchday 2 against Arsenal de Sarandí on 4 February 2023, which ended in a 1–1 tie.

International career edit

Godoy represented Argentina's U15s at the 2017 South American Championship, scoring four goals as Argentina won the tournament.[1][11] In 2018, Godoy was called up to the Argentina U17s for a tournament in Mexico City with Chile, Mexico and the United States.[12][13] He featured for sixty-eight minutes and scored the opening goal of a 2–1 victory over the United States on 4 October.[3] 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.[14][15] He'd play five times and score once, versus Iran, as they won the cup.[16]

In October 2019, Godoy was called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[17] He scored on his second tournament appearance against Cameroon at the Estádio Kléber Andrade on 31 October.[3]

Career statistics edit

As of 16 October 2020.[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético de Rafaela 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 1 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 1 1 0 0 1 1
2019–20 5 0 0 0 5 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 1 0 0 7 1
Dinamo Zagreb II (loan) 2019–20 Druga HNL 3 0 3 0
Argentinos Juniors (loan) 2020–21 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1

Honours edit

Argentina U15[1]

Argentina U17[18]

Argentina U18[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Matías Godoy: Voy a pedir que sea otro año como este". Diario La Opinión. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Matías Godoy". World Football. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Argentina – M. Godoy". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS GODOY". BDFA. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Llegó el momento para que Matias Godoy juegue en la primera de Atlético Rafaela". Ceres Ciudad. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "De la vuelta olímpica al gol sin escalas". Olé. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. ^ Mihaitalazarica (12 February 2020). "MATIAS GODOY NOVI ČLAN DINAMA" (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Matías Godoy es refuerzo de Argentinos". TyC Sports. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. ^ Matías Godoy se suma a La Gloria, institutoacc.com.ar, 19 August 2021
  10. ^ Matías Godoy es refuerzo de Talleres, clubtalleres.com.ar, 10 February 2022
  11. ^ "Motivación de lujo para la Sub 15". Olé. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Sub 17: el jugador de Atlético Matías Godoy convocado para el Cuatro Naciones". ADN 979. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Los 23 citados para el Sudamericano". AFA. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Argentina debutará el miércoles en el torneo de Rusia". AFA. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина 2019: Заявка команды - Аргентина". Granatkin Memorial. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  17. ^ "FU17WC 2019 Squadlists.pdf" (PDF). FIFA Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Matías Godoy, campeón sudamericano Sub 17". Diario Castellanos. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Мемориал Валентина Гранаткина: Аргентина 1 : 0 Россия". Granatkin Memorial. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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