# Matías de los Santos (footballer, born 1992)

Matías de los Santos de los Santos (born 22 November 1992) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Atlético Tucumán.

## Career

de los Santos began in the academy of Peñarol, prior to heading off to Almagro Baby Fútbol and Ferro Carril Salto of his hometown. After a further youth stint in the ranks of River Plate, de los Santos' senior career began with Danubio in 2013. He made his pro debut on 25 October in the Primera División, as he came off the bench with fourteen minutes left for Camilo Mayada. In May 2014, de los Santos scored his first goal in a draw with Sud América as Danubio won the 2013–14 title. A total of eighty-three appearances, ten of which arrived in continental competition, came in five years alongside three goals.
On 30 June 2017, de los Santos agreed a loan to Millonarios of Colombia's Categoría Primera A. Two goals came as they won the 2017 Clausura. June 2018 saw Millonarios sign de los Santos permanently. He would move clubs again one year later, though did manage to take his overall tally to eighty-three matches and six goals in the preceding months - winning the 2018 Superliga Colombiana in the process. On 18 July 2019, de los Santos secured a one-year loan move to Argentina with Vélez Sarsfield; with a future purchase option. He made seven total appearances, before returning to Millonarios in June 2020.
However, de los Santos made a return to Vélez Sarsfield in February 2021, signing a deal until the end of 2023. In 2023, he was loaned to Chilean side Colo-Colo.

## Career statistics

    As of 14 October 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Danubio | 2013–14 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Danubio | 2014–15 | Uruguayan Primera División | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Danubio | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Danubio | 2016 | Uruguayan Primera División | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Danubio | 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Danubio | Total | Total | 70 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 3 |
| Millonarios (loan) | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Millonarios (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Millonarios | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Millonarios | 2019 | Categoría Primera A | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Millonarios | 2020 | Categoría Primera A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Millonarios | Total | Total | 64 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 89 | 6 |
| Vélez Sarsfield (loan) | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 140 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 179 | 9 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Categoría Primera A play-offs
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Superliga Colombiana

## Honours
### Danubio

* Uruguayan Primera División: 2013–14

### Millonarios

* Categoría Primera A: 2017 Clausura
* Superliga Colombiana: 2018