Matias Delgado
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Emilio Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Chacarita | 52 | (5) |
| 2003–2006 | Basel | 85 | (31) |
| 2006–2010 | Beşiktaş | 83 | (18) |
| 2010–2013 | Al-Jazira | 64 | (14) |
| 2013–2017 | Basel | 108 | (31) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2017. |
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Matías Emilio Delgado (born 15 December 1982) is a retired Argentine footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Swiss Super League Club FC Basel.
Delgado started his career in the youth team of River Plate. He also played over 50 top division games for Chacarita Juniors before deciding to test himself in Europe at the age of 20.
Delgado transferred to FC Basel Switzerland in August 2003 signed a four-year contract. He eventually spent three years at the club, scoring 41 goals in 114 top-flight matches. During his time with RotBlau Delgado wore number 20 shirt. He played his debut match for his new club in the St. Jakob-Park on 3 September 2003 as he was substituted in the 68th minute. Just two minutes later he played a decisive pass to Hervé Tum who then scored his teams third goal as Basel beat St. Gallen 4–1. He scored his first goal for Basel on 2 October in their away win in the Stade de la Maladière (1924) as Basel beat Neuchâtel Xamax 3–1. The Super League season started impeccably, Basel won the first thirteen matches straight off. They completed the first half of the season undefeated, with seventeen wins and one draw. Basel remained in top position right up until the end of the season, thus achieving tenth championship title. At the end of the season. Delgado had 20 league appearances scoring two goals.
Delgado achieved his second championship title in the 2004–05 Super League season. During Basel's 2004–05 season he scored 11 goals in his 34 appearances. He scored one goal in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup group stage, this being the equalizer in the 1–1 draw in the Arena AufSchalke. Delgado missed out on the championship title in the 2005–06 Super League season as Basel lost the last game of the season 1–2 at home against Zürich. But he achieved the top-scorer award in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup with 7 goals. With his 18 league goals, he was second highest scorer behind Alhassane Keita (20 goals).
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