Mateo Aramburu

Mateo Aramburu
Aramburu with TOP Oss in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch
Date of birth (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Progreso
Number 14
Youth career
Comunicaciones
2015–2017 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017-2018 Huracán 0 (0)
2018–2019 Le Touquet 1 (0)
2018–2019 Barnsley 0 (0)
2020–2021 TOP Oss 5 (0)
2021 Wuppertaler SV 18 (7)
2021–2022 FC Schalke 04 II 31 (6)
2022–2023 Phönix Lübeck 5 (1)
2024– Progreso 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2024

Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch (born 10 March 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan Primera División club Progreso.

Club career

Early career

Born in Guatemala City to an English mother and a Uruguayan father, Aramburu started playing for Comunicaciones FC youth ranks in Guatemala.[3] He joined Defensor Sporting in Uruguay in 2015, where he signed his first 3 year professional contract. At age 19, he moved to Argentina to represent Huracán. In 2019, he played 1 season in his mother's home country, England, for Barnsley.[4][5]

TOP Oss

In early 2020, he went on trial with Dutch club Den Bosch where he would have signed if not for the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all professional football.[6][5] He then moved to TOP Oss in the summer of 2020,[1][5] and made his debut for the club as a starter on 5 September in a 3–0 away loss to Roda JC Kerkrade.[7]

Wuppertaler SV

On 1 February 2021, Aramburu signed with Regionalliga club Wuppertaler SV after a successful trial.[8] He made his debut on 24 February in a 1–0 win over Alemannia Aachen, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.[9] On 6 March, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Schalke 04 II, a game in which he also provided an assist.[10]

Schalke 04 II

On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Aramburu had signed with Schalke 04, joining their reserve team.[11]

Phönix Lübeck

Aramburu joined Regionalliga Nord club Phönix Lübeck on 3 February 2023, after six months as a free agent.[12] Two days later he made his debut for the club, replacing Björn Lambach in the 69th minute of a 2–1 league loss to FC Teutonia Ottensen.[13] He suffered an ankle injury during practice on 16 March, sidelining him for several months.[14] He made his comeback on 10 May, scoring the final goal of a 6–1 victory against BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Rishmawy, Feisal (6 September 2020). "Mateo Aramburu, el nacido en Guatemala que debutó en el fútbol de Holanda" (in Spanish). Futbol Centro America. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ Mateo Aramburu at Soccerway
  3. ^ Maragliotti, Michel (20 October 2020). "Mateo Aramburu: el futbolista que puede jugar por Uruguay, Guatemala o Inglaterra". Balón Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Duo join Barnsley's under 23s squad". Barnsley Chronicle. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c van der Doelen, Jaap (5 September 2020). "Mateo Aramburu wil zich bij TOP Oss ontwikkelen: 'Alles gebeurt met een reden'" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ Blond, Mikael (7 February 2020). "Viborg tester ubeskrevet angriber fra Uruguay". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Aramburú: "Ik kon geen nee zeggen tegen een kans als deze"". FOX Sports (in Dutch). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Wuppertal macht Festverpflichtung von Probespieler Aramburu fix". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. ^ "WSV erkämpft den Dreier im Westklassiker". FuPa (in German). 24 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Wuppertaler SV gegen FC Schalke 04 II Spiel-Infos – Regionalliga West 29. Spieltag 2020/2021 – Bild.de". sport.bild.de (in German). 6 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Weiterer U23-Neuzugang: Mateo Aramburu wird ein Königsblauer – Knappenschmiede – Schalke 04". Schalke 04 (in German). 14 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Aramburu wechselt zu Phönix Lübeck". kicker (in German). 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "FC Teutonia 05 – 1. FC Phönix Lübeck 2:1 (Regionalliga Nord 2022/2023, 23. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  14. ^ Giering, Volker (17 March 2023). "Schock für Phönix Lübeck: Neuzugang Mateo Aramburú schwer verletzt". Lübecker Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  15. ^ Giering, Volker (10 May 2023). "1. FC Phönix Lübeck feiert Kantersieg im Abstiegskampf gegen BSV Rehden". Lübecker Nachrichten (in German). Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.