Mathías Olivera

Mathías Olivera

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

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

Getafe

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

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.

Napoli

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

International career

Olivera has represented Uruguay at youth level. He was part of Uruguay under-20 team which won the 2017 South American U-20 Championship and finished fourth at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. 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. He made his senior team debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win over Paraguay. He scored his first goal for Uruguay in a 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Colombia on 12 October 2023. In June 2024, Olivera was called up to represent Uruguay at the 2024 Copa América. In their final group stage match against the United States, he scored the only goal of a 1–0 victory. On 31 May 2026, Olivera was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026

International

As of match played 26 June 2026

Scores and results list Uruguay’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olivera goal.

Club
Club Nacional de Football (2016–2017)
Club
Atenas de San Carlos (2017–2017)
Club
Getafe CF (2017–)
Club
Albacete Balompié (2018–2019)
Club
Uruguay national under-20 football team (2016–2017)
National team
Uruguay

Legacy

Honours

Napoli

Serie A: 2022–23, 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana: 2025–26 Uruguay U-20

South American U-20 Championship: 2017 Uruguay

Copa América third place: 2024

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Uruguayan association football player

Position

defender

Extract from Wikipedia

Mathías Olivera Miramontes is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Serie A club Napoli and the Uruguay national team.

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