Matías Leiva

Matías Leiva
Personal information
Full name Matías Armando Leiva Arancibia
Date of birth (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Quintero Unido
Number 11
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Everton 38 (3)
2020 → San Luis (loan) 1 (1)
2022 San Marcos 8 (0)
2023 Fernández Vial 24 (3)
2024 Concón National 21 (0)
2025 Deportivo Chillepín – (–)
2026– Quintero Unido 26 (30)
International career
2018 Chile U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Cochabamba
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 October 2026

Matías Armando Leiva Arancibia (born 24 July 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Quintero Unido.

Club career

In 2024, Leiva played for Concón National in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile. The next year, he joined amateur club Deportivo Chillepín from Salamanca.

In 2026, Leiva joined Quintero Unido in the Tercera A and won the league title as the top goalscorer with 30 goals.

International career

At under-20 level, Leiva represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.

Honours

San Marcos

Quintero Unido

Chile U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Matías Leiva at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Concon National - Campeonato Segunda Division Profesional 2024". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 Silva (12 October 2026). ""Veía a mis compañeros de la Roja por la TV y yo decía 'a mí no se me da', toqué fondo... Hoy estoy bien, llevo 29 goles"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Quintero Unido se corona campeón de la Tercera División A y vuelve al fútbol profesional tras 40 años". Emol (in Spanish). 17 October 2026. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
  5. 1 2 Camilo, Inti (23 October 2026). "Casi se retira y ahora es el goleador del fútbol chileno: "Ya estaba pensando en estudiar"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.