Matías Vitkieviez

Matías Vitkieviez
Personal information
Full name Matías Vitkieviez
Date of birth (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, second striker
Team information
Current team
 Étoile Carouge
Number 7
Youth career
1998–1999 Nacional
1999–2000 U.S. Meinier
2000–2001 U.S. Carouge
2001–2002 Étoile Carouge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Louhans-Cuiseaux 6 (1)
2003–2005 Guingamp B 28 (7)
2005–2006 Étoile Carouge 23 (13)
2006–2011 Servette 130 (34)
2012–2015 Young Boys 26 (4)
2013 → Servette (loan) 16 (3)
2013–2014 → FC St. Gallen (loan) 30 (2)
2015–2018 Servette 80 (9)
2018– Étoile Carouge 25 (10)
International career‡
2006 Switzerland U-21 1 (0)
2012– Switzerland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012

Matías Vitkieviez (born 16 May 1985) is a Uruguayan-born Swiss association footballer who plays for Étoile Carouge.

Early life

Vitkieviez lived in Montevideo, Uruguay, until 1999 when together with his mother and brother he emigrated to Geneva, Switzerland because of family economic problems. Geneva being the city where Vitkieviez's grandfather once lived. Vitkieviez's grandfather is famous Polish painter Stanisław Witkiewicz and his son Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz[citation needed]. Matias Vitkieviez is the brother of Mateo Vitkieviez and Nicolas Vitkieviez.

Club career

Vitkieviez started his football in Switzerland in the Étoile Carouge youth department. He started his senior football in 2003 in France with Louhans-Cuiseaux, but after just a few months transferred to EA Guingamp. One year later he returned to Étoile Carouge.

In August 2006, Vitkieviez was transferred to Swiss Challenge League side Servette. The team achieved promotion to the Top League in the 2010–11season. He made his debut in the top division on 23 July 2011 against Zürich in the 2–1 away win.

On 16 January 2012 his transfer to BSC Young Boys was announced, for the sum of €100,000.[1] On 10 January 2013, he was loaned back to his former club Servette, the contract dated up until 30 June 2013.[2]

International career

He debuted in the Swiss national team on 29 February 2012 in Bern against Argentina in a friendly match replacing Eren Derdiyok in the minute 87'.[3]

Statistics

Club Season League Domestic League Domestic Cups Continental Cups Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Louhans-Cuiseaux 2002–2003 Championnat National 6 1 - - - - 6 1
Guingamp B 2003–2004 Championnat de France amateur 7 0 - - - - 7 0
2004–2005 Championnat de France amateur 21 7 - - - - 21 7
Étoile Carouge 2005–2006 1. Liga Promotion 23 13 - - - - 23 13
Servette 2006–2007 Swiss Challenge League 21 4 - - - - 21 4
2007–2008 Swiss Challenge League 27 7 - - - - 27 7
2008–2009 Swiss Challenge League 22 7 - - - - 22 7
2009–2010 Swiss Challenge League 16 0 1 0 - - 17 0
2010–2011 Swiss Challenge League 28 11 3 1 - - 31 12
2011–2012 Swiss Super League 16 5 2 1 - - 18 6
Young Boys 2011–2012 Swiss Super League 13 4 - - - - 13 4
2012–2013 Swiss Super League 13 0 1 1 5 0 19 1
Servette 2012–2013 Swiss Super League 16 3 - - - - 16 3
Total Career 229 62 7 3 5 0 241 65

Honours

'Servette

References

  1. ^ "Official: Young Boys Bern brings Matias Vitkieviez for the sum of 100 000 euros". Soccerfame.com. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Official: Matias Vitkieviez leihweise zu Servette". bscyb.ch. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ^ "EL URUGUAYO DE SUIZA SE DIO EL GUSTO" (in Spanish). Tribunero.com. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.