Matías Succar

Matías Succar
Personal information
Full name Juan Matías Succar Cañote
Date of birth (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cienciano (on loan from Alianza Lima)
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2010 Country Club Villa
2010–2013 Cantolao San Borja
2013–2015 Academia Cantolao
2016–2017 Deportivo Municipal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Deportivo Municipal 49 (14)
2018–2019 → Unión Comercio (loan) 25 (5)
2021–2022 LASK 0 (0)
2021 → Juniors OÖ (loan) 11 (1)
2021 → Teplice (loan) 11 (1)
2022–2024 Carlos A. Mannucci 66 (18)
2024– Alianza Lima 29 (0)
2026– → Cienciano (loan) 21 (5)
International career‡
2022 Peru U23 1 (0)
2025– Peru 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 December 2025

Juan Matías Succar Cañote (born 16 February 1999) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Peruvian club Cienciano, on loan from Alianza Lima, and the Peru national team.

Club career

Youth career

Succar started as a goalkeeper in 2006 at Country Club Villa, in the Chorrillos District of his hometown Lima, Peru.[2] He then moved to changed position to left-back, and then a left midfielder, before joining Cantolao San Borja.[2][3] Aged 14, he moved to Academia Cantolao where he became a striker.[4] He didn't play much, and left football for one year.[2] Succar returned to play when he was 16 year old and scored 26 goals in his first season.[2]

Deportivo Municipal

In 2016, 17-year old Succar joined Deportivo Municipal, where he began playing for the clubs reserve team.[5]

At the age of 18, Succar was promoted to the first team squad.[2] He made his senior debut on 28 October 2017, in a Peruvian Primera División game against Universidad de San Martín, where his older brother Alexander was in the starting lineup for the opponents.[6] Matías Succar started on the bench, but replaced Rodrigo Cuba after 68 minutes, the same minute his brother was subbed off. The game was his first and last of season. The following season, Succar played six games.

Loan to Unión Comercio

In the search of more continuity, Succar was loaned out to Unión Comercio for the 2018 season. The deal was later extended until the summer 2019. He then returned to Municipal after 25 games and five goals for Comercio.

Return to Deportivo Municipal

After returning to Municipal, Succar found more continuity, scoring three important goals in 16 games, to help save Municipal from relegation.[7] From the 2020 season, he became a regular starter and scored five goals in his first 10 league games.

LASK

On 12 January 2021, Succar moved to Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK on a deal until June 2024.[8]

Loans to Juniors OÖ and Teplice

Succar made his debut for LASK's reserve team, Juniors OÖ, in the Second League, as a 78th-minute substitute against Horn.[9]

On 7 September 2021, he joined Teplice in the Czech Republic on loan for the 2021–22 season.[10]

Carlos A. Mannucci

On 5 July 2022, he signed for Peruvian club Carlos A. Mannucci.[11]

Alianza Lima

In July 2024, Matías Succar joined Alianza Lima on a contract until the end of 2027.[12]

Loan to Cienciano

Succar joined Cienciano on a one-year loan running through the 2026 season.[13]

International career

Born in Peru, Succar is of Lebanese descent and was eligible to be selected for the Peru national team and the Lebanon national team.[14] He was also available to represent the United States due to his father's American nationality.[15]

In September 2019, Matías and his older brother, Alexander, were contacted by the Lebanese Football Association to play for Lebanon in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[16] However, they refused the call-up.[17] In June 2020, Succar revealed his intentions to fight for a place on the Peruvian national team.[17]

At the end of August 2020, Succar was on the list of those summoned to the training sessions of the Peru national team.[18] Previously, had been part of a few training sessions for the under-18 and under-20 teams.[3][17] Succar made his senior debut for Peru on 21 December 2025, in a 2–0 friendly win over Bolivia.[19]

Personal life

Succar's paternal great grandparents immigrated to Peru from Lebanon by boat.[2] They were originally from Bsharri, Lebanon.[20] Matías's older brother, Alexander, is also a professional footballer.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2025[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Municipal 2017 Torneo Descentralizado 10—0010
2018 Torneo Descentralizado 60—0060
2019 Liga 1 1632000183
2020 Liga 1 2611—002611
Total 491420005114
Unión Comercio (loan) 2018 Torneo Descentralizado 113—00113
2019 Liga 1 142—00142
Total 2550000255
LASK 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga —001010
Juniors OÖ (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Second League 1110000111
Teplice (loan) 2021–22 Czech First League 1112000131
Carlos A. Mannucci 2022 Liga 1 173—00173
2023 Liga 1 3311—003311
2024 Liga 1 164—00164
Total 661800006618
Alianza Lima 2024 Liga 1 110—00110
2025 Liga 1 180—30210
Total 2900030320
Career total 20639404021439

References

  1. ↑ "Matías Succar". LASK. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Matías Succar: “Para destacar tienes que trabajar más de lo normal”, once.pe, 30 August 2020
  3. 1 2 Matías Succar, un ‘9’ para el futuro: “Me gustaría que mi próximo paso sea jugar fuera del país”, depor.com, 6 May 2020
  4. ↑ Copa Federación (99): Entrevista a Matias Succar de Cantolao, peru.com, 24 April 2014
  5. ↑ Por el momento Succar es el único refuerzo en Unión Comercio, diariovoces.com.pe, 29 August 2018
  6. ↑ UNIVERSIDAD SAN MARTÍN VS. DEPORTIVO MUNICIPAL 1 - 4, soccerway.com, 28 October 2017
  7. ↑ Matías Succar, el joven héroe que salvó a Deportivo Municipal del descenso, elcomercio.pe, 26 November 2019
  8. ↑ LASK VERPFLICHTET MITTELSTÜRMER MATÍAS SUCCAR, lask.at, 12 January 2021
  9. ↑ "Matias Succar officially debuted in Austria with FC Juniors in the second division of Austrian football | FOOTBALL-PERUVIAN | Football24 News English". Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "DVA ZAHRANIČNÍ HRÁČI POSÍLÍ FK TEPLICE" (in Czech). Teplice. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Futbolperuano.com, Axel Belapatiño- (5 July 2022). "Liga 1: Matías Succar será nuevo delantero de Carlos Mannucci para el Torneo Clausura". Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish).
  12. ↑ Otro refuerzo para Alejandro Restrepo: Alianza Lima oficializó a Matías Succar, espn.com.pe, 17 July 2024
  13. ↑ admin (25 December 2025). "Matías Succar jugará este 2026 en Cienciano". Club Cienciano (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  14. ↑ PERU21, Redacción (28 May 2017). "Alexander Succar: "Una vez un entrenador me dijo que el fútbol es para los pobres" [ENTREVISTA]". Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "El día que los hermanos Alexander Succar y Matías Succar fueron contactados por Libano para jugar las eliminatorias rumbo a Qatar 2022 (FOTO) | Universitario | Deportivo Municipal | FUTBOL-PERUANO". El Bocón (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  16. 1 2 Selección de Líbano tentó a Alexander Succar para que juegue las Eliminatorias, libero.pe, 4 February 2020
  17. 1 2 3 Matías Succar, el delantero que sigue Ricardo Gareca para la Selección Peruana, rpp.pe, 11 June 2020
  18. ↑ Matías Succar: "Voy a aprender mucho de Jefferson Farfán al compartir con él en la Selección", rpp.pe, 2 September 2020
  19. ↑ "Perú cerró el año con triunfo". La Razón (in Spanish). 22 December 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "مجلس الوزراء يقرّر إعادة الجنسية اللبنانيّة للّاعب البيروفي ألكسندر سكر | النهار".
  21. ↑ Matías Succar at Soccerway
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