Matías Barboza

Mati Barboza
Personal information
Full name	Matías Barboza Van Hoec
Date of birth	13 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Córdoba
Number	27
Youth career
	La Mosca
2013–2016	Málaga
2016–2017	San Félix
2017–2019	Málaga
2019–2020	San Félix
2020–2021	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2022	Málaga B
2022–2024	Córdoba B
2024–	Córdoba
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024

Matías "Mati" Barboza Van Hoec (born 13 February 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Córdoba CF.

Career

Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Barboza joined Málaga CF's youth sides in 2013, aged 11.^[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 May 2021, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División away win over CD Torreperogil.

On 16 June 2021, Barboza renewed his contract with the Albicelestes until 2023.^[2] On 15 July of the following year, he signed for Córdoba CF and was assigned to the B-team in Tercera Federación.^[3]

Barboza made his first team debut with the Blanquiverdes on 21 January 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute for Carlos García-Die in a 1–1 Primera Federación away draw against Recreativo de Huelva.^[4] He renewed his contract until 2025 on 19 February,^[5] and finished the campaign with 18 appearances overall as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División.

Barboza made his professional debut on 16 August 2024, replacing José Martínez late into a 1–0 away loss to CD Mirandés.^[6]

References

^ "Mati Barboza deja el Malagueño y se va al Córdoba B" [Mati Barboza leaves Malagueño and goes to Córdoba B] (in Spanish). Merchán en Directo. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Mati Barboza renueva con el Málaga hasta 2023" [Mati Barboza renews with Málaga until 2023] (in Spanish). Merchán en Directo. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Matías Barboza, nuevo jugador del Córdoba B" [Matías Barboza, new player of Córdoba B] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Mati Barboza, otro debut forzoso en el Córdoba CF" [Mati Barboza, another forced debut at Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "El Córdoba CF renueva a Mati Barboza y ata a una de sus más firmes promesas" [Córdoba CF renew Mati Barboza and tie up one of their stronger prospects] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "El Mirandés gana contra viento y marea al Córdoba" [Mirandés win through thick and thin and dizzy up Córdoba] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

External links

Matías Barboza at BDFutbol
Matías Barboza at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Matías Barboza at Soccerway

[1] "Mati Barboza deja el Malagueño y se va al Córdoba B" [Mati Barboza leaves Malagueño and goes to Córdoba B] (in Spanish). Merchán en Directo. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[2] "Mati Barboza renueva con el Málaga hasta 2023" [Mati Barboza renews with Málaga until 2023] (in Spanish). Merchán en Directo. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[3] "Matías Barboza, nuevo jugador del Córdoba B" [Matías Barboza, new player of Córdoba B] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[4] "Mati Barboza, otro debut forzoso en el Córdoba CF" [Mati Barboza, another forced debut at Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[5] "El Córdoba CF renueva a Mati Barboza y ata a una de sus más firmes promesas" [Córdoba CF renew Mati Barboza and tie up one of their stronger prospects] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[6] "El Mirandés gana contra viento y marea al Córdoba" [Mirandés win through thick and thin and dizzy up Córdoba] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

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