Matías Alustiza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Matías Alustiza | ||
| Date of birth | May 31, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Azul, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlas | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Santamarina | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2011 | Chacarita Juniors | 71 | (36) |
| 2008 | → Albacete (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Xerez (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Arsenal (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo Quito | 31 | (18) |
| 2012–2014 | Puebla | 63 | (18) |
| 2014 | Pachuca | 14 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Puebla | 55 | (26) |
| 2017– | Atlas | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2017. |
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Gustavo Matías Alustiza (31 May 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Liga MX side Puebla as a forward.
Nicknamed El Chavo (Mexican slang for boy), Alustiza holds Mexican citizenship since 2015.
Alustiza started his career in Deportivo Santamarina and then moved to Chacarita Juniors, where he won promotion to the Argentine Primera División. He played the first half of 2010 on loan for Spanish team Xerez CD. After returning to a recently relegated Chacarita in June 2010, he was loaned out to Arsenal de Sarandí.
With good performances and goals, Matías Alustiza helped Deportivo Quito reach the 2011 Ecuadorian Serie A finals. He played both finals matches against Emelec, scoring in the second leg, winning the game 1-0 in the final minutes, and helped Quito become 2011 league champions.
Alustiza had a great 2012 season with Deportivo Quito, most notably in the 2012 Copa Libertadores, becoming joint-top goal-scorer next to Santos FC's Neymar Da Silva, scoring 8 goals. His first goal in the Copa Libertadores campaign came against Chivas de Guadalajara in a 1-1 away draw. Next was a single penalty scored by Alustiza in a 3-0 home win against Velez Sarsfield. His most notable participation in the tournament came in a home win against Chivas, in an emphatic 5-0 win, with Matías scoring 4 goals. Alustiza was given the match-ball for his 4 goals by the referee. Alustiza scored his final goals against Universidad de Chile. Matías Alustiza was then sold to Mexican club Puebla FC.
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