Elías Contreras

Elías Contreras

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Estudiantes BA
Youth career
	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Independiente	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Brown Adrogué (loan)	18	(0)
2020–2021	→ Temperley (loan)	32	(2)
2022	→ Brown Adrogué (loan)	28	(1)
2023–	Estudiantes BA	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:45, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Elías Contreras (born 7 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Estudiantes de Buenos Aires.[3]

Career

Contreras' career started in the youth academy of Independiente.[3][4] He signed his first professional contract with them in July 2018.[5][6] On 26 June 2019, Primera B Nacional side Brown announced a loan deal had been agreed for Contreras.[7][8] He made his professional debut in their 2019–20 league opener against Atlético de Rafaela on 17 August, as he replaced Fernando Enrique for the final twelve minutes of a 1–1 draw.[3]

Contreras then had a loan spell at Temperley (October 2020 until the end of 2021), before returning to Brown de Adrogué in January 2022, once again on loan, until the end of the year.[9]

In February 2023, Contreras joined Estudiantes de Buenos Aires.[10]

Career statistics

As of 11 July 2020.[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente	2019–20	Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brown (loan)	2019–20	Primera B Nacional	18	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	18	0
Career total			18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0

References

1. "Elías Contreras". World Football. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
2. "Dos volantes para el Tricolor". La Unión. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
3. "Argentina - E. Contreras". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
4. "Contreras: "Fue un partido duro"". InfiernoRojo. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
5. "Contreras también firmó su primer contrato". LocoXelRojo. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
6. "Firmó Poli". InfiernoRojo. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
7. "Elías Contreras (Mediocampista)". Brown. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
8. "Vicó sumó uno más". Politica del Sur. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
9. Elías Contreras vuelve a ser cedido a Brown de Adrogué, locoxelrojo.com, 26 January 2022
10. Llega Elías Contreras al Pincha, mundoascenso.com.ar, 1 February 2023

External links

• Elías Contreras at Soccerway