Michael Sambataro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Matías Sambataro Oviedo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | River Plate | ||
| 2014–2018 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2018–2023 | Huracán | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Güemes | 18 | (1) |
| 2024 | Cibao | 31 | (1) |
| 2025 | C.S.D. Liniers | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Dominican Republic U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dominican Republic | 15 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Michael Matías Sambataro Oviedo (born 4 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.[2][3]
Club career
Sambataro is a youth product of River Plate, San Lorenzo and Huracán. In January 2023, he moved to Güemes where he began his professional career in the Primera Nacional.[4]
Club statistics
| Club | Division | Season | League | National cups | International cups | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caps | Goals | Assists | Caps | Goals | Assists | Caps | Goals | Assists | Caps | Goals | Assists | |||
Güemes Argentina |
Primera Nacional | 2023 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
Cibao Dominican Republic |
LDF | 2024 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| Liniers Argentina |
Primera B Metropolitana | 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total career | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 1 | ||
International career
Sambataro was born in Argentina to an Argentine father and Dominican mother. He was called up to the Dominican Republic national team in June 2023.[5]
References
- ↑ "National team roster – 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ↑ Michael Sambataro at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ Michael Sambataro at FBref.com
- ↑ Olé, Diario Deportivo (9 June 2023). "El jugador del Ascenso argentino que llegó a una selección". Olé.
- ↑ "Atlético Güemes: "Feliz de poder representar al país de donde es mi mamá"". www.soloascenso.com.ar.
External links
- "Michael Sambataro". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- https://accion-deportiva.com/Jugador/sambataro-michael/
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Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Dominican Republic men's footballers
- Dominican Republic men's international footballers
- Argentine men's footballers
- Dominican Republic people of Argentine descent
- Argentine people of Dominican Republic descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Club Atlético Güemes footballers
- Primera Nacional players
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for the Dominican Republic
- 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
- Dominican Republic football biography stubs