Matías Zaracho

Matías Zaracho
Zaracho in 2017
Personal information
Full name Federico Matías Javier Zaracho
Date of birth (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Racing Club
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2017 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Racing Club 68 (9)
2020–2025 Atlético Mineiro 140 (16)
2025– Racing Club 30 (4)
International career‡
2017 Argentina U20 7 (1)
2019–2020 Argentina U23 8 (1)
2019 Argentina 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:56, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2020

Federico Matías Javier Zaracho (born 10 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Racing Club.

Club career

Zaracho came up through the youth ranks of Racing Club. He made his league debut on 17 December 2016 against Union de Santa Fe.

On 16 October 2020, Zaracho joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro with the club acquiring 50% of his player rights for $7 million.

On 8 January 2025, Zaracho returned to Argentina and his former team Racing Club, with Atlético Mineiro selling 50% of his rights for $2.3 million.

International career

Zaracho made his debut for the Argentina national team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Morocco, as a 76th-minute substitute for Leandro Paredes.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Club 2016–17 Primera División 4121—50——112
2017–18 22100—81——302
2018–19 233104010——293
2019–20 194001021—10235
Total 6893150162—109312
Atlético Mineiro 2020 Série A 131—————131
2021 32772—10391—5813
2022 26220—609000432
2023 27241—9040—443
2024 16261—7041—334
Total 11414194—323262—19123
Racing Club 2025 Primera División 14 1 0 0 — 6 0 — 2 1 22 2
2026 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 — — 9 0
Total 23 1 0 0 — 6 0 — 2 1 31 2
Career total 20524225505452623131537
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
  5. ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Racing Club

Atlético Mineiro

Argentina U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Argentina - F. Zaracho - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ "Plantel Profesional: Federico Matías Zaracho - Racing Club - Sitio Oficial". racingclub.com.ar.
  3. ↑ "Unión de Santa Fe vs. Racing Club - 17 December 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Atlético-MG oficializa contratação do argentino Matías Zaracho, 10º reforço da "era Sampaoli"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 16 October 2020.
  5. ↑ ESPN.com (16 October 2020). "Racing confirmó el pase de Matías Zaracho al Mineiro". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Zaracho vuelve a Racing tras la salida de 'Juanfer' Quintero". DEPORTV (in Spanish). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Morocco v Argentina game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Matías Zaracho". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.