Matías Soulé
Soulé with Argentina U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Matías Soulé Malvano[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003[1]
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, right winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Frosinone
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2015 Kimberley
2015–2020 Vélez Sarsfield
2020–2021 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Juventus Next Gen 28 (3)
2021– Juventus 15 (1)
2023– → Frosinone (loan) 17 (8)
International career
2019 Argentina U16 3 (0)
2022–2023 Argentina U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:07, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Matías Soulé Malvano (born 15 April 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, right winger or forward for Serie A club Frosinone, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

Early career

Soulé started his career aged six for Kimberley and six years later moved to Vélez[2] with whom he refused the proposal to sign a professional contract.[3] In January 2020, he moved to Juventus as free transfer.[4] Soulé scored five goals and five assists in 30 appearances with under-19s in the 2020–21 season.[5]

Juventus

Soulé made his official debut for Juventus U23—the reserve team of Juventus—in a first-round Coppa Italia Serie C 3–2 win against Pro Sesto on 22 August 2021.[6] He made his Serie C debut on 28 August in a 2–1 win to Pergolettese.[7] On 10 September, first-team manager Massimiliano Allegri included Soulé in the match-day squad for the Serie A game against Napoli.[8]

On 15 September, Soulé scored his first two career goals in a 3–2 win against Feralpisalò in the second round of Coppa Italia Serie C.[9] On 24 September, he extended his contract with Juventus until 2024 with option until 2026.[10] On 7 November, he scored his first goal in Serie C in a 1–0 win against Lecco with a curling shoot in the 43rd minute.[11] On 30 November, Soulé made his official debut for the first team in a 2–0 win against Salernitana coming on as substitute during the stoppage time.[12]

He ended his first professional season with five goals in 34 matches[13] with the addition of two first-team appearances.[14] Throughout the season, he also played for Juventus U19 in the UEFA Youth League.[15] With two goals in six games, Soulé helped the U19s reach the semifinals, their best-ever placing in the competition.[16] During the semifinal against Benfica, Soulé took the last penalty of the game which he missed causing his side to lose 4–3 at penalty shoot-outs after a 2–2 draw.[17]

On 11 October 2022, Soulé made his UEFA Champions League debut, playing for 15 minutes in a defeat against Maccabi Haifa.[18] On the 29th of the same month, he made his first-minute debut for the first team, in the match against Lecce.[19] On 12 March 2023, he scored his first first-team goal in stoppage time of Juventus–Sampdoria 4–2.[20] He finished his first season with the first team with 19 appearances[14] in mid May, to make part of Argentina U20's team at the 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup.[21]

Loan to Frosinone

On 28 August 2023, Soulé joined Serie A club Frosinone on a season-long loan.[22]

International career

Soulé made three appearances for Argentina U16.[23]

On 3 November 2021, he was first called up for the Argentina national team ahead of the qualification rounds for the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Uruguay and Brazil;[24] but did not make either of the match day squads.[25]

In May 2023, Soulé was called up to Argentina U20's 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign by coach Javier Mascherano.[26]

Due to his Italian citizenship through ius sanguinis, following his impressive Serie A performances with Frosinone, Soulé was publicly considered in 2023 by Italy manager Luciano Spalletti for a potential call-up with the senior Azzurri squad.[27][28]

Style of play

Soulé is a left-footed right winger, noted for his dribbling ability and set-piece taking, earning him comparisons to Angel Di Maria.[29][30]

Personal life

Soulé was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent, and holds dual citizenship.[31] Soulé considers Independiente his favourite team and Lionel Messi his favourite player.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 January 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Next Gen 2021–22 Serie C 253—9[lower-alpha 1]2345
2022–23 Serie C 30—3[lower-alpha 2][13]060
Total 283—122405
Juventus 2021–22 Serie A 20000020
2022–23 Serie A 131105[lower-alpha 3]0191
Total 1511050211
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 17820—198
Career total 6012301728014
  1. ↑ Three appearances and two goals in Coppa Italia Serie C, six appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  3. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "SOULE': "Quando mi ha chiamato la Juve non ho avuto dubbi. Quella punizione contro il Venezia..."". Tutto Juve (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Le liti con il Velez e il paragone con Di Maria: Matias Soulè, nuovo talento di casa Juve". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Dalla Serie C all'Albiceleste: 5 cose che forse non sapevate sul talento juventino Matias Soulé - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "MATIAS SOULE', IL TALENTO ARGENTINO JOLLY DI ALLEGRI". alfredopedulla.com (in Italian). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Alessandro Villano (22 August 2021). "Pro Sesto Juventus U23 2-3 dts: i bianconeri avanzano in Coppa Italia". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 Matías Soulé at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ↑ JuventusNews24, Redazione (10 September 2021). "Convocati Juve per il Napoli: la decisione di Allegri su Ramsey". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Baridon, Marco (15 September 2021). "Juventus U23 Feralpisalò 3-2: Soulé e Compagnon per il pass agli ottavi". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ↑ JuventusNews24, Redazione (24 September 2021). "Rinnovo Soulé, ora è anche ufficiale: firma con la Juve fino al 2024". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Baridon, Marco (7 November 2021). "Juventus U23 Lecco 1-0: magia Soulé, i bianconeri tornano a vincere". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Munno, Mauro (30 November 2021). "Salernitana-Juve 0-2: Dybala-Morata per tornare a respirare". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Profilo Giocatore Matías Soulé". www.myjuve.it. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Profilo Giocatore Matías Soulé". www.myjuve.it. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Fioretti, Luca (22 April 2022). "Juve Benfica Primavera 5-6 dcr: rigori fatali, bianconeri fuori a testa altissima". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Matías Soulé". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Il Benfica in finale grazie ai calci di rigore. Non basta la gran rimonta della Juve". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  18. ↑ JuventusNews24, Redazione (11 October 2022). "Esordio Soulè in Champions League: primi minuti in Europa per l'argentino". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ "Juventus, le scelte di Allegri: c'è l'esordio in attacco per Soulé". La Casa di C (in Italian). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  20. ↑ Marzio, Gianluca Di. "Juventus-Sampdoria, la chiude Soule: "Ho sognato tanto questo primo gol in Serie A..."". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Juventus.com. "Soule set for U20 World Cup bow - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "SOULÉ FIRMA CON IL FROSINONE" [SOULÉ SIGNS WITH FROSINONE] (in Italian). Frosinone. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Matías Soulé alla Juventus. Primo contratto da professionista per il 16enne argentino". Gaucho News (in Italian). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  24. ↑ "Sorpresa Soulé: il talento della Juventus Under 23 è stato convocato dall'Argentina | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  25. ↑ Baridon, Marco (18 November 2021). "Soulé, da Messi e Dybala alla prova di maturità con la Juventus U23". Juventus News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  26. ↑ "Argentina en el Mundial Sub 20 2023: Lista de convocados, resultados, partidos y todos los detalles". www.sportingnews.com (in Spanish). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  27. ↑ "Spalletti, occhi su Soulé. Il ct in visita al Frosinone" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "Spalletti confirmó el interés de Italia por Soulé" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  29. ↑ "Juventus, il talento classe 2003 Matias Soulé sta già stupendo in Primavera". Blasting News (in Italian). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  30. ↑ "Soulé, il Dybala del futuro che la Juventus ha già in casa". Numero Diez (in Italian). 30 April 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  31. ↑ Riggio, Salvatore (11 May 2021). "Soulé, chi è il "nuovo Messi" convocato dall'Argentina, ma che con la Juve gioca nell'Under 23". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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