# Matías Iglesias

Matías Walter Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation:; born 18 April 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Ionikos.

## Career

Born in Mendoza (Argentina), Iglesias started his football career in Argentina with Andes Talleres Sport Club. Iglesias was transferred to Atlético Madrid being a part of the U21 team. He played three years in Spain. In August 2007, AEL signs Iglesias by buying 50% of his playing rights from Atlético Madrid. In January 2012, he signed with Athens club Atromitos as a free agent, where he would meet again his former AEL coach, Georgios Donis. During the 2+1⁄2 seasons he managed to play 73 games (11 goals, 3 assists) both in local competitions and UEFA Europa League.
On 25 February 2014, after a good season at Atromitos, Iglesias was signed for Changchun Yatai, who had beaten AEK and Spanish club Levante by higher price (€450,000). His contract will be for one (plus one) year. On 8 March 2014, he made his debut for Yatai in a 1–0 away defeat against Beijing Guoan. On 23 April 2014, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande. He made only 15 appearances for Yatai in the 2014 season due to injuries and scored 2 goals.
On 19 January 2015, Iglesias signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis for an undisclosed fee.
On 24 June 2018, the experienced Argentine midfielder extended his contract until the summer of 2020.
On 3 March 2019, Iglesias scored his first goal for the 2018–19 season in a home game against Panetolikos, which ended as a 3–0 win. On 5 May 2019, in the last matchday of the season, he scored in a 3–0 home win against Panionios, which secured his team's spot in the top division.
On 20 July 2020, Iglesias signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2021.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 20 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AEL | 2007–08 | Super League Greece | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| AEL | 2008–09 | Super League Greece | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| AEL | 2009–10 | Super League Greece | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| AEL | 2010–11 | Super League Greece | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| AEL | Total | Total | 80 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 2 |
| Atromitos | 2011–12 | Super League Greece | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Atromitos | 2012–13 | Super League Greece | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| Atromitos | 2013–14 | Super League Greece | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 7 |
| Atromitos | Total | Total | 62 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 73 | 11 |
| Changchun Yatai | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2014–15 | Super League Greece | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Asteras Tripolis | Total | Total | 150 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 178 | 17 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 307 | 26 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 356 | 32 |

## Honours

Atromitos
* Greek Cup runner-up: 2011–12