Mateo Tanlongo
Tanlongo in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mateo Tanlongo[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003[2]
Place of birth Funes, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[2][3]
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2021 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Rosario Central 25 (0)
2023– Sporting CP 9 (0)
2023–2024 → Copenhagen (loan) 0 (0)
2024– → Rio Ave (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Argentina U16
2022–2023 Argentina U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023

Mateo Tanlongo (born 12 August 2003) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on loan from Sporting CP.[4]

Club career

Rosario Central

Tanlongo joined the youth system of Rosario Central in March 2010.[2] After spending the next ten years in their academy, notably becoming the second youngest reserve debutant, the midfielder was promoted into the first-team by Kily González in mid-2020; having signed his first professional contract in June.[5][6][7] A knee injury in October saw him miss two months.[5] In January 2021, having gone unused on the bench versus Defensa y Justicia on 2 January, Tanlongo made his debut in the Copa de la Liga Profesional on 9 January in a loss away to Lanús; replacing Emmanuel Ojeda with seventeen minutes left, aged seventeen.[4]

Sporting CP

On January 5, Tanlongo signed a contract until 2027 with Primeira Liga club Sporting CP, on a free transfer.[8] His release clause was set at €60 million.[9]

Loan to Copenhagen

On 1 September 2023, Danish Superliga club Copenhagen announced the signing of Tanlongo on a season-long loan from Sporting CP, with an optional buy-clause.[10]

Loan to Rio Ave

On 11 January 2024, Tanlongo returned to Portugal by joining Primeira Liga club Rio Ave on loan until the end of the season.[11][12]

International career

In 2019, Tanlongo was selected by the Argentina U16s by manager Pablo Aimar.[2][5][13]

On 11 January 2024, Tanlongo joined Rio Ave on loan until the end of the season following the termination of his loan in Denmark.[14][15]

Personal life

Tanlongo was born in Argentina and is of Italian descent, holding dual citizenship.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 September 2023.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2020–21[nb 1] Argentine Primera División 100000—10
2021 Argentine Primera División 4000100050
2022 Argentine Primera División 2002070—290
Total 250208000350
Sporting CP 2022–23 Primeira Liga 9000203[lower-alpha 3]0140
Copenhagen (loan) 2023–24 Danish Superliga 0010—0010
Career total 3403010030500

Notes

  1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Argentina (ARG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "¡Conociendo a... Mateo Tanlongo!". Rosario Central. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ↑ ""Sé lo que me está pasando, lo que vivo hoy en Central"". Rosario Central. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Mateo Tanlongo at Soccerway
  5. 1 2 3 "Se lesionó el juvenil Tanlongo y se despediría de 2020". TyC Sports. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Central tiene seis nuevos profesionales". La Capital. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "El futuro llegó: tres juveniles firmarán su primer contrato". TyC Sports. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Mateo Tanlongo é Leão". Sporting CP. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sporting divulga números do mercado de transferências" [Sporting discloses transfer market numbers] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mateo Tanlongo joins FCK". F.C. København. 1 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Ramos, Vitor (11 January 2024). "Mateo Tanlongo é reforço do Rio Ave FC". Rio Ave Futebol Clube (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Soares, Ana (11 January 2024). "Mercado (Oficial): Rio Ave confirma chegada de Tanlongo". A Bola (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Las promesas que tiene Central en gateras para el etapa post pandemia". TyC Sports. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "TANLONGO FORLADER F.C. KØBENHAVN" [TANLONGO LEAVES FC COPENHAGEN]. www.fck.dk (in Danish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Mateo Tanlongo é reforço do Rio Ave FC" [Mateo Tanlongo joins Rio Ave FC]. rioavefc.pt (in Portuguese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Efecto Retegui: Italia ya apunta a más jóvenes argentinos para citar a la Azzurra | El DT Mancini tiene una lista de 16 jugadores que podrían ser seleccionados". PAGINA12. 30 March 2023.
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