Mathías Villasanti

Mathías Villasanti
Personal information
Full name Mathías Adalberto Villasanti Rolón
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997
Place of birth Caacupé, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grêmio
Number 20
Youth career
Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Cerro Porteño 91 (5)
2017–2018 → Temperley (loan) 14 (1)
2018 → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) 18 (4)
2021– Grêmio 165 (11)
International career‡
2016–2018 Paraguay U20 13 (0)
2019– Paraguay 50 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Mathías Adalberto Villasanti Rolón (born 24 January 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Paraguay national team.[1]

Club career

Early years

Villasanti made 36 league appearances including 31 starts in the 2019 season.[2] In the same season he also featured in the Copa Libertadores on ten occasions.[3] “The Copa taught me some great lessons and made me a better player. The game against Mineiro, in truth, was one of the most beautiful things in the tournament because with the push of our fans we added goals in the blink of an eye.”, said Mathias.[4]

Grêmio

On 12 August 2021 Grêmio officially announced the signing of Villasanti, for a US$3.3m transfer fee, with the contract running until December 2024.[5]

In 2022, conquered of 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho, his first title with the club.[6] In the following season, was champions 2023 Campeonato Gaúcho and runner-up in the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, being one of the highlights of the competition and named para o Bola de Plata.[7]

International career

Villasanti made his senior national team debut on 10 October 2019 in a friendly against Serbia.[8]

Personal life

Villasanti's mother has worked for 10 years in a pharmacy in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to send him money for his well-being.[9] Once he became a well-paid footballer, he brought his mother back to Paraguay.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 June 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2016 Paraguayan Primera División 71——00—71
2017 60——1[a]0—70
2019 363——10[b]0—463
2020 261——3[b]0—291
2021 160——7[b]0—230
Total 915——210—1125
Temperley (loan) 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 141———10151
Sportivo Luqueño (loan) 2018 Paraguayan Primera División 184————184
Grêmio 2021 Série A 161—20——181
2022 Série B 32111100——432
2023 Série A 3049093——487
2024 263151404[b]0—494
2025 90100202[c]0—230
Total 113945217360—18114
Career total 236154521732701032624
  1. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 10 June 2025
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201940
202040
2021120
202280
202370
2024110
202540
Total500

Honours

Grêmio

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Paraguay - M. Villasanti". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Atlanta United linked you latest South American Talent, MLS
  3. ↑ Two Paraguayans coming to MLS including one to Atlanta United, MLS
  4. ↑ "Mathias Villasanti on Paraguay Debut & Copa Libertadores Experience". 8 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Grêmio anuncia a contratação do paraguaio Mathias Villasanti". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Ghisleni, Taís Steffenello; Lopes, Lauren; Hollerbach, Cristina Munaski Jobim (10 March 2009). "A exposição das marcas na transmissão televisiva de jogos de futebol: um estudo de caso do campeonato gaúcho de 2008". Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte: 47–68. doi:10.36453/cefe.2009.v8.i14.p47. ISSN 2318-5090.
  7. ↑ Brill, Mark (2001), "Mathías, Juan", Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.41456, retrieved 7 September 2025
  8. ↑ "Serbia v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 10 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ganó mucha plata y trajo de vuelta a su mamá del extranjero". 30 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gracias al fútbol rescató a su mami de África". 30 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "M. Villasanti". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Los premiados de la Temporada 2020". Trece (in Spanish). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Newspaper names Villasanti as the best Paraguayan player of the year". AZScore. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Teixeira, Gabriel Amaral (11 December 2023). "Palmeiras domina seleção do Troféu Mesa Redonda, e Suárez é eleito o craque da temporada". Gazeta Esportiva (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Criollo Chiriboga, Sonia; Coronel, Pamela (26 September 2023). Mathías el duende y el zapato. Casa Editora de la Universidad del Azuay. doi:10.33324/ceuazuay.200. ISBN 978-9942-618-31-3.
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