Matías Ezequiel Dituro Curto (born 8 May 1987) is an Argentine naturalized Chilean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Elche.

Matías Dituro
Dituro with Universidad Católica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Matías Ezequiel Dituro Curto
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Bigand, Argentina
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Elche
Number 13
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Independiente 0 (0)
2008Almagro (loan) 0 (0)
2010 CNI 37 (0)
2011 Alavés 8 (0)
2011–2012 Celta Vigo B 15 (0)
2012 Celta Vigo 0 (0)
2012–2013 Douglas Haig 3 (0)
2013 Guillermo Brown 13 (0)
2014 Aurora 19 (0)
2014–2015 Jorge Wilstermann 43 (4)
2015–2016 Deportes Antofagasta 44 (1)
2017–2018 Bolívar 42 (1)
2018Universidad Católica 30 (0)
2019–2023 Universidad Católica 90 (0)
2021–2022Celta Vigo (loan) 38 (0)
2023 Fatih Karagümrük 11 (0)
2024– Elche 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

He played top-flight football in Peru with CNI; Bolivia with Club Aurora, Jorge Wilstermann and Bolívar; Chile with Antofagasta and Universidad Católica; and in Spain with Celta Vigo.

As a goalkeeper, Dituro scored six professional goals. Four were penalty kicks, one a long kick from his own penalty area, and the sixth a header.

Club career

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Early years

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Born in Bigand in the Caseros Department of Santa Fe Province, Dituro began his career with Independiente and had a loan with Almagro. After playing for CNI in the Peruvian Primera División in 2010, he signed for Alavés of the Spanish Segunda División B in January 2011. That August, he moved to Celta Vigo on a one-year deal with the option of one more, being assigned to the B-team.[1]

Dituro's place at third-tier Celta B was taken by youngster Rubén Blanco halfway through the season.[2] He had one call-up for the first team in Segunda División in the penultimate game of the season on 27 May 2012, a 2–1 win at Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He returned to his homeland later that year, at Douglas Haig in the Primera B Nacional,[3] and Guillermo Brown of the Torneo Federal A in July 2013.[4]

Bolivia and Chile

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Dituro then moved to the Bolivian Primera División, with Cochabamba-based Aurora and Jorge Wilstermann. He scored four penalties for the latter.[5]

Following a spell in the Chilean Primera División with Antofagasta, Dituro returned to Bolivia in January 2017 with Bolívar.[6] On 23 April, he scored from his own goal at the end of a 3–1 home win over San José.[5] He went back to Chile in January 2018 on loan to Universidad Católica for a US$250,000 fee.[7][8]

Celta de Vigo

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On 8 July 2021, Dituro joined La Liga side Celta de Vigo on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to make the deal permanent. He was signed by compatriot Eduardo Coudet to replace the retired Sergio Álvarez,[9] and started ahead of Blanco who was still at the club.[1] In his second match for Celta on 23 August, he saved a penalty from Rubén García and kept a clean sheet as the club drew 0–0 with Osasuna.[10]

Elche

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After a stint with Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük, he returned to Spain and joined Elche in 2024.[11]

Personal life

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In February 2023, he got Chilean nationality by residence.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 March 2022[13]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CNI 2010 Peruvian Segunda División 37 0 37 0
Deportivo Alavés 2010-11 Segunda División B 12 0 12 0
Celta Vigo B 2011-12 Segunda División B 15 0 15 0
Douglas Haig 2012-13 Primera Nacional 3 0 1 0 4 0
Guillermo Brown 2013 Primera C 13 0 13 0
Aurora 2014 Bolivian Primera División 19 0 3 0 22 0
Jorge Wilstermann 2014-15 Bolivian Primera División 43 4 2[a] 0 45 4
Deportes Antofagasta 2015-16 Chilean Primera División 31 1 4 0 35 1
2016-17 Chilean Primera División 13 0 2 0 15 0
Total club 44 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 50 1
Bolívar 2017 Bolivian Primera División 42 1 4[a] 0 46 1
Universidad Católica(loan) 2018 Chilean Primera División 30 0 2 0 32 0
Universidad Católica 2019 Chilean Primera División 20 0 4 0 8[b] 0 1[c] 0 33 0
2020 Chilean Primera División 33 0 12[d] 0 1[c] 0 46 0
2021 Chilean Primera División 7 0 5[e] 0 12 0
Total club 60 0 4 0 25 0 2 0 91 0
Celta de Vigo (loan) 2021-22 La Liga 26 0 1 0 26 0
Total 344 6 16 0 31 0 2 0 393 6
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ 6 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  4. ^ 6 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 6 in the Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

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Bolivar

Universidad Católica

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "El Celta ficha al joven portero argentino Matías Dituro" [Celta sign the young Argentine goalkeeper Matías Dituro]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Dituro y Rubén, papeles cambiados diez años después" [Dituro and Rubén, roles reversed ten years later]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "¿Quién es el exDouglas Haig que es revelación en la Liga de España?" [Who is the ex-Douglas Haig player who is a revelation in the Spanish Liga?] (in Spanish). Primera Plana. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. ^ "El portero Dituro ficha por el Guillermo Brown argentino" [Goalkeeper Dituro signs for Argentina's Guillermo Brown] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Carballo, Pablo (16 October 2021). "Los seis días como goleador de Matías Dituro: "Me falta solo marcar de libre directo"" [Matías Dituro's six days as a goalscorer: "All that's missing is a free kick"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Matías Dituro deja Antofagasta y es confirmado en el Bolívar" [Matías Dituro leaves Antofagasta and is confirmed at Bolívar]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Matías Dituro, el nuevo arquero de Universidad Católica" [Matías Dituro, the new Universidad Católica goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ^ Matías Dituro permanecerá en Universidad Católica, t13.cl, 28 December 2018
  9. ^ Valero, Rafa (8 July 2021). "Matías Dituro llega cedido al Celta" [Matías Dituro arrives on loan at Celta]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  10. ^ "CA Osasuna 0-0 RC Celta de Vigo". La Liga. 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL Matías Dituro". www.elchecf.es (in Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. ^ Retamal, Pablo (7 February 2023). ""El número uno es chileno": Universidad Católica anuncia la nacionalización de Matías Dituro" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Matías Dituro". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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