Patricio Matricardi
Personal information
Full name Patricio Martín Matricardi
Date of birth (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994
Place of birth Florencio Varela, Argentina
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
Voluntari
Number 34
Youth career
0000–2013 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Argentinos Juniors 34 (0)
2017San Martín (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2018Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 17 (2)
2018–2020 Asteras Tripolis 18 (0)
2020 Rotor Volgograd 2 (0)
2021 Hermannstadt 14 (1)
2021–2022 Gaz Metan Mediaș 27 (3)
2022– Voluntari 53 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023

Patricio Martín Matricardi (born 7 January 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Romanian Liga I club Voluntari.

Career

Matricardi's career began with Argentinos Juniors, moving into the first-team proper for the 2013–14 Argentine Primera División season and subsequently making three appearances as the club were relegated to Primera B Nacional; he had previously made his senior debut in the Copa Argentina in 2013 versus Sportivo Belgrano.[1][3] He went on to feature in thirty-two more matches for Argentinos Juniors over the next three campaigns, all in the Argentine Primera División after instant promotion back in 2014.[1][4] On 10 January 2017, San Martín loaned Matricardi.[1] His first appearance arrived on 11 March against Huracán.[1]

He returned to his parent club in the following June, prior to again leaving on loan to join Primera B Nacional's Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1][5] Matricardi scored twice in seventeen games, including his career first in November during an away draw with Los Andes.[1] In July 2018, Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis completed the signing of Matricardi.[6][7] He'd remain for two seasons and make twenty appearances in all competitions.[1] On 14 August 2020, Matricardi signed with Russian Premier League club Rotor Volgograd.[8] He made his debut in a home loss to Rubin Kazan on 27 September.[1] Two more games followed.[1]

Matricardi terminated his contract with Rotor Volgograd on 19 January 2021.[9] On 25 January, Matricardi headed to Romania with Hermannstadt of Liga I.[10] His debut appearance came on 28 January, as he featured for the full duration of a 1–1 draw at home to Chindia Târgoviște.[1]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2023.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2012–13 Primera División 00100010
2013–14 30000030
2014 Primera B Nacional 00000000
2015 Primera División 260201[lower-alpha 1]0290
2016 50000050
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 00000000
2017–18 Primera División 00000000
Total 3403010380
San Martín (loan) 2016–17 Primera División 80000080
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 1720000172
Asteras Tripolis 2018–19 Super League 3010000040
2019–20 150100000160
Total 1802000200
Rotor Volgograd 2020–21 Premier League 2010000030
Hermannstadt 2020–21 Liga I 1410000141
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2021–22 Liga I 27310213
Voluntari 2022–23 Liga I 351201[lower-alpha 2]0381
2023–24 18131212
Total 5325110593
Career total 173812100201879
  1. Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs
  2. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Patricio Matricardi at Soccerway
  2. "Patricio Matricardi". World Football. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. "Ficha Estadistica de PATRICIO MATRICARDI". BDFA. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. "Patricio Matricardi: El principal rival que tiene hoy Argentinos es Argentinos mismo". ESPN. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. "Patricio Matricardi ya trabajó con el plantel". El Tribuno. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. "Patricio Matricardi officially joins Asteras Tripolis". SDNA. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. "El argentino Matricardi ficha por el Asteras Tripoli griego". Eco Diario. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. "Защитник Патрисио Матрикарди стал игроком СК "Ротор"" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 14 August 2020.
  9. ""Ротор" расторг контракт с аргентинцем Матрикарди". Sport Express. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. "Patricio Matricardi este noul fundaş central al..." News. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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