Matías Pezzolesi

Matías Pezzolesi
Personal information
Full name	Matías Oscar Pezzolesi
Date of birth	20 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Tenerife
Number	37
Youth career
	Marino
	Guargacho
	Barracas Central
	Águilas San Aquilino
	Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2023	Buzanada
2023–	Tenerife B
2024–	Tenerife
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Matías Oscar Pezzolesi (born 20 November 2002) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club CD Tenerife.

Career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife to Argentine parents,^[1] Pezzolesi began his career with CD Marino, and played for UD Guargacho before moving to Buenos Aires, where he represented Barracas Central. Back to the Canary Islands, he played for CD Águilas de San Aquilino and UD Las Palmas before moving to Tercera División RFEF side CD Buzanada in 2021.^[2]

In August 2023, Pezzolesi moved to CD Tenerife and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fifth division.^[3] He made his first team debut on 19 October of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aarón Martín in a 4–0 Segunda División away loss to Granada CF.^[4]^[5]

Pezzolesi's younger brother Valentín is also a footballer.^[2] A right-back, he also represented the youth sides of Las Palmas.

Pezzolesi is eligible to represent either Spain, Argentina or Italy.^[2]

^ "M. Pezzolesi" (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Matías y Valentín Pezzolesi: del blanquiazul al amarillo y viceversa" [Matías and Valentín Pezzolesi: from white-and-blue to yellow and vice versa] (in Spanish). El Día. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "El CD Tenerife B inicia este fin de semana la temporada" [CD Tenerife B start the season this weekend] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "El Granada se propulsa a costa del Tenerife" [Granada leap at the expense of Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Pepe Mel suma dos nuevos canteranos" [Pepe Mel adds up two new youth players] (in Spanish). DeporPress. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.