Mathías Olivera

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olivera and the second or maternal family name is Miramontes.

Mathías Olivera
File:Mathías Olivera WC2022.jpg
Olivera playing for Uruguay in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mathías Olivera Miramontes[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 17
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nacional 2 (0)
2017 Atenas 0 (0)
2017–2022 Getafe 105 (2)
2018–2019 → Albacete (loan) 15 (1)
2022– Napoli 96 (3)
International career‡
2015 Uruguay U18 3 (0)
2015–2017 Uruguay U20 28 (3)
2022– Uruguay 33 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Copa América
Third place 2024 United States
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2017 Ecuador
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:11, 14 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025

Mathías Olivera Miramontes (born 31 October 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back or defender for Serie A club Napoli and the Uruguay national team.

After starting his career with few appearance at his home country, he moved to Spanish club Getafe, where he spent five seasons while also being loaned to Albacete in 2018–19. After five years in Spain, he joined Italian club Napoli, winning the Serie A titles in 2022–23 and 2024–25.

Olivera is a former youth international for Uruguay, he made his debut at senior level on January 2022, representing the country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2024 Copa América.

Club career

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Uruguay

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Born in Montevideo, Olivera is a Nacional youth graduate. After progressing through the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 13 February 2016, starting and being booked in a 3–0 away win against River Plate.[3]

Olivera appeared in only one further match for the club, a 2–0 loss at Plaza Colonia on 29 February 2016. In December of that year, he was bought outright by his agent Daniel Fonseca and assigned to Atenas de San Carlos in Segunda División.[4]

In July 2017, Oliveira passed a medical examination at Galatasaray, but eventually did not sign a contract and subsequently returned to Uruguay.[5]

Getafe

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On 14 August 2017, Olivera signed a six-year deal with La Liga club Getafe.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2018, netting the game's only in a 1–0 win against Eibar.[7]

Loan to Albacete

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On 4 July 2018, Segunda División side Albacete announced the signing of Olivera on a season-long loan deal. He played 15 matches and scored a goal for the club before his loan was cut short by Getafe on 25 January 2019.[8]

Napoli

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On 26 May 2022, Italian Serie A club Napoli announced the signing of Olivera on a three-year deal.[9]

International career

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Olivera is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and finished fourth at 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10]

On 7 January 2022, Olivera was named in Uruguay's 50-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[11] He made his senior team debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win over Paraguay.[12] He scored his first goal for Uruguay in a 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Colombia on 12 October 2023.[13]

In June 2024, Olivera was called up to represent Uruguay at the 2024 Copa América. In their final group stage match against the United States, he scored the only goal of a 1–0 victory.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 14 December 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 2 0 — 0 0 2 0
2016 Uruguayan Primera División 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Atenas 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División 0 0 — — 0 0
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 3 1 1 0 — 4 1
2018–19 La Liga 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2019–20 La Liga 24 0 0 0 5[b] 0 29 0
2020–21 La Liga 31 0 1 0 — 32 0
2021–22 La Liga 32 1 0 0 — 32 1
Total 104 2 2 0 5 0 111 2
Albacete (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
Napoli 2022–23 Serie A 30 2 1 0 8[c] 0 39 2
2023–24 Serie A 23 1 0 0 6[c] 0 29 1
2024–25 Serie A 32 0 1 0 — 33 0
2025–26 Serie A 11 0 1 0 4[c] 0 16 0
Total 96 3 3 0 18 0 117 3
Career total 217 6 5 0 23 0 231 6
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2022 11 0
2023 5 1
2024 10 1
2025 7 0
Total 33 2
Scores and results list Uruguay’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olivera goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Mathías Olivera
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2023 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1–1 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 1 July 2024 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United States File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1–0 1–0 2024 Copa América

Honours

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Napoli

Uruguay U-20

Uruguay

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