Matías Alasia
FullnameMatías Ricardo Alasia
Birth date7 May 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeCorral de Bustos, Argentina
Height1.80 m[1]
PositionGoalkeeper
Youthyears 11999–2007
Youthclubs 1Newell's Old Boys
Years 12007–2010
Clubs 1Newell's Old Boys
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 22007–2008
Clubs 2→ Tiro Federal (loan)
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32008–2009
Clubs 3→ Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)
Caps 30
Goals 30
Years 42009–2010
Clubs 4→ Real Arroyo Seco (loan)
Caps 429
Goals 40
Years 52011–2012
Clubs 5Coquimbo Unido
Caps 513
Goals 50
Years 62013–2016
Clubs 6Gimnasia de Mendoza
Caps 6125
Goals 60
Years 72016–2018
Clubs 7Cipolletti
Caps 754
Goals 70
Years 82018–2019
Clubs 8Juventud Unida Universitario
Caps 819
Goals 80
Years 92018–2021
Clubs 9Deportivo Maipú
Caps 932
Goals 90
Totalcaps272
Totalgoals0

Matías Ricardo Alasia (born 7 May 1985) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper.

Career

Alasia came to the Newell's Old Boys youth system at the age of fourteen and was a member of the first team before being loaned out to Tiro Federal, Arsenal de Sarandí and Real Arroyo Seco.[2][3]

After ending his contract with Newell's old Boys, Alasia moved to Chile and signed with Coquimbo Unido in 2011, then member Primera B de Chile (second-tier). On 3 November of the same year, he suffered a serious skull fracture in a match against Deportes Antofagasta,[4][5] returning to play in September 2012.[6][7]

Back in Argentina, Alasia joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza in 2013.[2] He is best known for his heroics in saving two penalties during Gimnasia de Mendoza's 2014 Torneo Federal A promotion playoff victory over Talleres de Córdoba.[8]

He after played for Cipolletti,[9] Juventud Unida Universitario[10] and Deportivo Maipú, his last club.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Matías Alasia" (in Spanish). livefutbol.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Matías Alasia: "Me gustaría quedarme en Gimnasia"" (in Spanish). www.purolobo.com. 15 April 2013. Archived 16 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Matías Alasia: "Sé que vengo a reemplazar a un arquero importante"" (in Spanish). Lmcipolletti.com. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Portero de Coquimbo herido de gravedad" (in Spanish). www.24horas.cl. 24 horas. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Hernán "Yayo" Espíndola: El paramédico de Coquimbo Unido por casi cuatro décadas" (in Spanish). ANFP. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Alasia recupera el puesto en el arco de Coquimbo Unido" (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "PLANTEL COQUIMBO UNIDO 2012" (in Spanish). www.aurinegro.cl. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Matías Alasia y su retiro tras el ascenso de Maipú: "No me siento exjugador, eso se lleva siempre adentro"" (in Spanish). Los Andes. 3 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Alasia es el nuevo arquero de Cipolletti" (in Spanish). Lmcipolletti.com. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  10. ^ "El arquero Matías Alasia es el séptimo refuerzo de Juventud" (in Spanish). elpuntano.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2024.