| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matias Fonseca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Como | |||
| 2016–2021 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Pergolettese (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Imolese (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2023– | Montevideo Wanderers | 25 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 | |||
Matias Fonseca (born 12 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Uruguayan Primera División club Montevideo Wanderers. Born in Italy, he represented them at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Uruguay.[2]
Born in Naples, Fonseca was formed as a player on Como and Inter Milan youth system.[3]
After his promotion to first team on 2021, Fonseca was loaned to Serie C club Pergolettese.[4] He made his professional debut on 11 September 2021 against Pro Sesto.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Fonseca signed with Montevideo Wanderers for the 2023 season.[6]
Fonseca made his debut for Italy U19 on 15 January 2020 against Spain U19.[7]
Matias is son of former Uruguayan international Daniel Fonseca.[8] His brother Nicolás is also a footballer.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pergolettese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||