Matías Sepúlveda
 Sepúlveda with O'Higgins in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matías Ignacio Sepúlveda Méndez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2016 | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | O'Higgins | 94 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Audax Italiano | 52 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Universidad de Chile | 46 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Chile U20 | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Chile | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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Matías Ignacio Sepúlveda Méndez (born 12 March 1999) is a Chilean football player who plays as a left midfielder for Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Sepúlveda was sold in the youth categories of Colo-Colo for the O'Higgins in 2017, Sepúlveda played for Audax Italiano in 2022–23.[1]
In 2024, he signed with Universidad de Chile on a three-year deal.[2]
In July 2025, Universidad de Chile's CEO prevented him from signing with E.C Vitória from Brazil, Sepúlveda has already openly spoken about his desire to have gone to play in Brazil. The brazilian team sent an offer of 5 millions dollars for Sepúlveda.
International career
[edit | edit source]At under-20 level, Sepúlveda represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,[3] and the 2019 South American Championship.
At senior level, Sepúlveda received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Argentina and Bolivia in June 2025.[4]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References
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External links
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- 21st-century Chilean sportsmen
- Chile men's under-20 international footballers
- Chile men's international footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- O'Higgins F.C. footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Club Universidad de Chile footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- South American Games gold medalists for Chile
- South American Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
- South American Games competitors for Chile
- Chilean football midfielder stubs