Mathías Olivera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olivera and the second or maternal family name is Miramontes.

Mathías Olivera
Olivera playing for Uruguay U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mathías Olivera Miramontes[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 17
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nacional 2 (0)
2017 Atenas 0 (0)
2017–2022 Getafe 105 (2)
2018–2019 → Albacete (loan) 15 (1)
2022– Napoli 73 (3)
International career‡
2015 Uruguay U18 3 (0)
2015–2017 Uruguay U20 28 (3)
2022– Uruguay 26 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Third place 2024 United States
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2017 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Mathías Olivera Miramontes (born 31 October 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Napoli and the Uruguay national team.[3][4]

Club career

Uruguay

Born in Montevideo, Olivera is a Nacional youth graduate. After progressing through the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 13 February 2016, starting and being booked in a 3–0 away win against River Plate.[5]

Olivera appeared in only one further match for the club, a 2–0 loss at Plaza Colonia on 29 February 2016. In December of that year, he was bought outright by his agent Daniel Fonseca and assigned to Atenas de San Carlos in Segunda División.[6]

In July 2017, Oliveira passed a medical examination at Galatasaray, but eventually did not sign a contract and subsequently returned to Uruguay.[7]

Getafe

On 14 August 2017, Olivera signed a six-year deal with La Liga club Getafe.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2018, netting the game's only in a 1–0 win against Eibar.[9]

Loan to Albacete

On 4 July 2018, Segunda División side Albacete announced the signing of Olivera on a season-long loan deal. He played 15 matches and scored a goal for the club before his loan was cut short by Getafe on 25 January 2019.[10]

Napoli

On 26 May 2022, Italian Serie A club Napoli announced the signing of Olivera on a three-year deal.[11]

International career

Olivera is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and finished fourth at 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]

On 7 January 2022, Olivera was named in Uruguay's 50-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[13] He made his senior team debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win over Paraguay.[14] He scored his first goal for Uruguay in a 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Colombia on 12 October 2023.[15]

In June 2024, Olivera was called up to represent Uruguay at the 2024 Copa América.[16] In their final group stage match against the United States, he scored the only goal of a 1–0 victory.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 2 0 — 0 0 2 0
2016 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Atenas 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División 0 0 — — 0 0
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 3 1 1 0 — 4 1
2018–19 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2019–20 24 0 0 0 5[b] 0 29 0
2020–21 31 0 1 0 — 32 0
2021–22 32 1 0 0 — 32 1
Total 104 2 2 0 5 0 111 2
Albacete (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
Napoli 2022–23 Serie A 30 2 1 0 8[c] 0 39 2
2023–24 23 1 0 0 6[c] 0 29 1
2024–25 20 0 1 0 — 21 0
Total 73 3 2 0 14 0 89 3
Career total 194 6 4 0 19 0 203 6
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2022 11 0
2023 5 1
2024 10 1
Total 26 2
Scores and results list Uruguay’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olivera goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Mathías Olivera
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2023 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Colombia 1–1 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 1 July 2024 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United States  United States 1–0 1–0 2024 Copa América

Honours

Napoli

Uruguay U-20

Uruguay

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Olivera, Mathías Olivera Miramontes - Footballer". BD Futbol. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Mathías Olivera at Soccerway
  4. ^ "5 – Mathías Olivera – AUF". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Nacional letal y contundente; 3:0" [Lethal and overwhelming Nacional, 3–0] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Fonseca se lleva al juvenil Olivera" [Fonseca takes the youth player Olivera] (in Spanish). Referi. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ "La sombra de Fonseca en el misterioso pase de Mathías Olivera" [The shadow of Fonseca in the mysterious rights of Mathías Olivera] (in Spanish). Referi. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Mathías Oivera, nuevo refuerzo azulón" [Mathías Olivera, new azulón addition] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Eibar vs. Getafe – 21 April 2018". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Gracias, Mathías". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Il Napoli ufficializza l'acquisto di Mathias Olivera". S.S.C. Napoli. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  12. ^ @Uruguay (25 April 2017). "#Sub20" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Reservados vs. Paraguay y Venezuela". Uruguayan Football Association. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Damián Suárez y Olivera debutan con Uruguay con victoria". Getafe CF. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Colombia 2–2 Uruguay (Oct 12, 2023)". ESPN. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Se conoció la lista de convocados de Uruguay para la Copa América: Luis Suárez está entre los elegidos de Bielsa" [Uruguay's squad for Copa América announced: Luis Suárez is among Bielsa's chosen players]. El País (in Spanish). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  17. ^ "USMNT loses to Uruguay, crashes out of Copa América". Yahoo Sports. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  18. ^ Mathías Olivera at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ "Napoli win Serie A for first time in 33 years". BBC Sport. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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