Matías Cóccaro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Fernando Cóccaro Ferreira | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Pirarajá, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lavalleja | |||
| Cagliari | |||
| Atlético Tucumán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Rampla Juniors | 19 | (4) |
| 2019 | Villa Teresa | 8 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Montevideo City Torque | 51 | (13) |
| 2021–2023 | → Huracán (loan) | 95 | (29) |
| 2024– | CF Montréal | 4 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 31 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Matías Fernando Cóccaro Ferreira (born 15 November 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer side CF Montréal.
Career
[edit]In 2017, Cóccaro joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Cagliari.
As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Atlético Tucumán in Argentina after almost signing for Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron and trialing in Italy.[1]
Before the 2019 season, he signed for Uruguayan second division club Villa Teresa from Rampla Juniors in the Uruguayan top flight.
In January 2024, he was permanently transferred to MLS team CF Montreal. On 19 April, 2024, he was injured and expected to miss 8-10 weeks.[2] He returned as a reserve on 14 June.
Personal life
[edit]Cóccaro was born in Uruguay and is of Italian descent, and holds dual citizenship.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Cóccaro, el delantero que enseñaba a jugar a la taba en Pirarajá (archived 31 December 2020). elobservador.com.uy.
- ^ https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/cf-montreal-striker-matias-coccaro-out-8-10-weeks.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "La UD Las Palmas suspira por Vinícius". Atlántico Hoy. 3 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Matías Cóccaro at Soccerway
- Matías Cóccaro at PlaymakerStats.com
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
- People from Lavalleja Department
- Men's association football forwards
- Cagliari Calcio players
- Atlético Tucumán footballers
- Rampla Juniors players
- Villa Teresa players
- Montevideo City Torque players
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- CF Montréal players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Major League Soccer players
- 21st-century Uruguayan sportsmen
- Uruguayan football forward, 1990s birth stubs