Esteban Matus

Esteban Matus
Matus with Audax Italiano in 2023
Personal information
Full name Esteban Patricio Matus Castro
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002
Place of birth Estación Central, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia
Number 17
Youth career
Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Audax Italiano 93 (5)
2024 → Unión La Calera (loan) 13 (0)
2026– Olimpia 0 (0)
International career‡
2024 Chile U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 February 2025

Esteban Patricio Matus Castro (born 12 February 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a left-back for Paraguayan Primera División side Olimpia.

Club career

Born in Estación Central commune, Santiago de Chile,[2] Matus played baby-fútbol in his early career and took part in the 2015 Copa Enel with the Santiago city team.[3]

A product of the Audax Italiano youth system, Matus made his senior debut in the Chilean Primera División match against Ñublense on 7 February 2022.[4] In February 2024, Matus was loaned out to Unión La Calera.[5][6] He returned to Audax Italiano in the second half of the same year.[7]

In July 2026, Matus moved to Paraguay and signed with Olimpia under Pablo Sánchéz, former manager of Audax Italiano.[8]

International career

Matus represented Chile at under-23 level in the 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament. He made an appearance in the 5–0 loss against Argentina.[9][10]

At senior level, he received his first call up for the friendly match against Panama on 8 February 2025.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Esteban Matus". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "GUÍA DE MEDIOS AUDAX ITALIANO 2026" (PDF) (in Spanish). Audax Italiano. February 2026. p. 39. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Copa Enel Santiago / Esteban Matus: "Me gustaría ser el goleador de la Copa"". enel.cl (in Spanish). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Audax Italiano cae 2-1 frente a Ñublense en su debut en el Campeonato PlanVital 2022". www.audaxitaliano.cl (in Spanish). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "¡Bienvenido al Rojo, Esteban Matus!". ulc.cl (in Spanish). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Unión La Calera oficializó a Esteban Matus como nueva incorporación". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Brossy, Cristian Hernán (21 June 2024). "Fichajes Audax Italiano: el jugador que regresará a los Itálicos". TOP Mercato (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Díaz, Max (30 July 2026). "Esteban Matus ya está en Paraguay para sumarse a la disciplina de Pablo Vitamina Sánchez en Olimpia". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "[Video] Esteban Matus anticipó el Preolímpco con La Roja: Tenemos muy buenos jugadores". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Así fue la goleada que sufrió Chile ante Argentina en el Preolímpico Sub 23". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Zúñiga, Alfonso (31 January 2025). "Elegidos por Ricardo Gareca: Chile tiene cinco DEBUTANTES absolutos en convocatorias". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2025.


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