Esteban Matus

Esteban Matus
Matus with Audax Italiano in 2023
Personal information
Full name Esteban Patricio Matus Castro
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Estación Central, Santiago, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Olimpia
Number 17
Youth career
Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Audax Italiano 93 (5)
2024 → Unión La Calera (loan) 13 (0)
2026– Olimpia 0 (0)
International career‡
2024 Chile U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 February 2025

Esteban Patricio Matus Castro (born 12 February 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a left-back for Paraguayan Primera División side Olimpia.

Club career

Born in Estación Central commune, Santiago de Chile, Matus played baby-fútbol in his early career and took part in the 2015 Copa Enel with the Santiago city team.

A product of the Audax Italiano youth system, Matus made his senior debut in the Chilean Primera División match against Ñublense on 7 February 2022. In February 2024, Matus was loaned out to Unión La Calera. He returned to Audax Italiano in the second half of the same year.

In July 2026, Matus moved to Paraguay and signed with Olimpia under Pablo Sánchéz, former manager of Audax Italiano.

International career

Matus represented Chile at under-23 level in the 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament. He made an appearance in the 5–0 loss against Argentina.

At senior level, he received his first call up for the friendly match against Panama on 8 February 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Esteban Matus". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "GUÍA DE MEDIOS AUDAX ITALIANO 2026" (PDF) (in Spanish). Audax Italiano. February 2026. p. 39. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Copa Enel Santiago / Esteban Matus: "Me gustaría ser el goleador de la Copa"". enel.cl (in Spanish). 17 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Audax Italiano cae 2-1 frente a Ñublense en su debut en el Campeonato PlanVital 2022". www.audaxitaliano.cl (in Spanish). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "¡Bienvenido al Rojo, Esteban Matus!". ulc.cl (in Spanish). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Unión La Calera oficializó a Esteban Matus como nueva incorporación". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Brossy, Cristian Hernán (21 June 2024). "Fichajes Audax Italiano: el jugador que regresará a los Itálicos". TOP Mercato (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Díaz, Max (30 July 2026). "Esteban Matus ya está en Paraguay para sumarse a la disciplina de Pablo Vitamina Sánchez en Olimpia". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "[Video] Esteban Matus anticipó el Preolímpco con La Roja: Tenemos muy buenos jugadores". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Así fue la goleada que sufrió Chile ante Argentina en el Preolímpico Sub 23". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Zúñiga, Alfonso (31 January 2025). "Elegidos por Ricardo Gareca: Chile tiene cinco DEBUTANTES absolutos en convocatorias". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2025.