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Matías Gallardo
Personal information
Full name Matías Valentín Gallardo[1]
Date of birth (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Instituto
Number 15
Youth career
2014–2023 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Atlanta United 2 31 (1)
2025– Instituto 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:46, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Matías Valentín Gallardo (born 24 November 2003) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División side Instituto.

Early life

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Born in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, Gallardo is the son of football manager, and former Argentina international footballer, Marcelo Gallardo, and the brother of fellow footballers Nahuel and Santino Gallardo.[2][3] His maternal uncle is Jonathan La Rosa, who was his manager in the River Plate reserve team.[4]

Club career

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Early career

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Gallardo joined the academy of River Plate in 2014, when his father was appointed manager of the club.[2] Having progressed through the academy, he made his debut for the club on 25 March 2023 in a 4–3 friendly win against Chilean team Universidad de Chile, almost exactly thirty years after his father had made his debut for the club.[5]

Atlanta United

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In July 2023, Gallardo left River Plate, joining American club Atlanta United on a free transfer and being assigned to the club's reserve team.[6] He made his MLS Next Pro debut the following month, coming on as a late substitute for Karim Tmimi in a 5–1 away loss to the New England Revolution II.[7] Despite this, his start in the United States was seen as slow, and after a year in the country, he had not featured regularly.[8]

As his form picked up, he accumulated more minutes, and in June 2024 he signed a Short-Term Agreement with Atlanta United's first team, ahead of their Major League Soccer match against D.C. United.[9][10] An unused substitute against D.C. United, he would appear once more on the bench, in an 1–1 draw against St. Louis City, before being released by the club in October 2024.[11]

Instituto

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Gallardo returned to Argentina after his release, signing with Instituto on 2 January 2025.[12] His first involvement with the first team came against his father's team, and Gallardo's former club, River Plate, though he remained on the bench for his new club's 1–0 defeat on 30 January.[13] His debut would come in March of the same year, as a second-half substitute for Francis Mac Allister in a 2–0 loss to Argentinos Juniors.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 May 2025.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlanta United 2 2023 MLS Next Pro 5 0 – – – 0 0 5 0
2024 26 1 – – – 0 0 26 1
Total 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
Instituto 2025 Argentine Primera División 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1
Notes

References

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  1. ^ a b Matías Gallardo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Matías Gallardo, hijo del Muñeco, reveló cuándo se enteró su decisión de dejar de ser el DT de River" [Matías Gallardo, son of Muñeco, revealed when he found out about his decision to stop being River's coach]. clarin.com (in Spanish). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Matías Gallardo debutó en River: emoción en las redes sociales y un regalo muy especial para su mamá" [Matías Gallardo debuted in River: excitement on social networks and a very special gift for his mother]. tn.com.ar (in Spanish). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ Salerno, Hector (26 March 2023). "Debutó Matías Gallardo: ¿por qué es el hijo más parecido al Muñeco?" [Matías Gallardo made his debut: why is he the son most similar to Muñeco?]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Los debuts de Matías y Marcelo Gallardo, separados por tres décadas" [The debuts of Matías and Marcelo Gallardo, separated by three decades]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ Pica, Ezequiel (26 July 2023). "Impresionante: Matías Gallardo se fue gratis de River Plate al Atlanta United" [Impressive: Matías Gallardo left River Plate for Atlanta United for free]. bitbol.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  7. ^ Ledesma, Matías Ariel (14 August 2023). "Matías Gallardo debutó en Estados Unidos con hinchada de lujo" [Matías Gallardo made his debut in the United States with a luxury crowd]. riverelmasgrande.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Qué es de la vida de Matías Gallardo, hijo del Muñeco, tras su salida de River" [What's happening to Matías Gallardo, son of "El Muñeco," after leaving River?]. eldestapeweb.com (in Spanish). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Atlanta United Signs Matías Gallardo to Short-Term Agreement". atlutd.com. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Matias Gallardo, en exclusiva: la relación con su padre, su salida de River y "lo difícil" que es llevar el apellido" [Matias Gallardo, exclusively: his relationship with his father, his departure from River Plate, and "how difficult" it is to carry the family name]. directvsports.com (in Spanish). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Un hijo del Muñeco, sin club: Matías Gallardo quedó libre" [A son of Muñeco, without a club: Matías Gallardo is free]. riverelmasgrande.com (in Spanish). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Matías Gallardo vuelve a Argentina y convirtió en nuevo refuerzo de Instituto" [Matías Gallardo returns to Argentina and becomes Instituto's new signing]. tycsports.com (in Spanish). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  13. ^ Salerno, Hector (28 January 2025). "Gallardo vs. Gallardo: el emotivo momento que vivirá el Muñeco ante Instituto" [Gallardo vs. Gallardo: The emotional moment that El Muñeco will experience against Instituto]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  14. ^ Noya, Pablo (3 March 2025). "Matías Gallardo debutó en Primera y sorprendió al nombrar a Exequiel Palacios como referente" [Matías Gallardo made his debut in the First Division and surprised everyone by naming Exequiel Palacios as his reference]. lapaginamillonaria.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ^ Matías Gallardo at Soccerway
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