Market value
—
Rating · 2017
4.7
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.03
goals / match
CA Newell's Old Boys
top club · 220 apps
Position rank · 2017
#176
goals rank
#229
assists rank
12
season goals
10
season assists
Among 285 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.10m
peak value · 2009
€3.75m
top transfer fee · 00/01
4
best season · 01/02
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1978-08-07 · 5 players total
433Appearances
12Goals
10Assists
121Yellow cards
0Red cards
91Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Diego Mateo |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Diego Mateo Alustiza |
| Date of birth | 1978-08-07 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Roldán, Argentina |
| Citizenship | Argentina Spain |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2017-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2017
2017 — CA Newell's Old Boys
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2017
Transfer: Newell's → Retired
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — CA Newell's Old Boys
11 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — CA Newell's Old Boys
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — CA Newell's Old Boys
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — CA Newell's Old Boys
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — CA Newell's Old Boys
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — CA Newell's Old Boys
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — CA Newell's Old Boys
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — CA Newell's Old Boys
35 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — CA Newell's Old Boys
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy)
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Gimnasia (J) → Newell's
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
2008 — Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy)
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2007
Transfer: Without Club → Gimnasia (J)
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy)
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: Hércules CF → Without Club
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Hércules CF
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — CA San Lorenzo de Almagro
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: San Lorenzo → Hércules CF
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: Racing → San Lorenzo
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Real Valladolid CF, Racing Santander
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Racing Santander
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Racing Santander
25 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
01/02 — Racing Santander
32 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Lecce → Racing
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — US Lecce
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — CA Newell's Old Boys
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Newell's → Lecce
00/01 · Transfer · €3.75m
Jul 1999
1999 — CA Newell's Old Boys
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1997
Transfer: Newell's U20 → Newell's
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.10m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 234 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2017. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.12/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.12/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.47/90
Minutes played by club
CA Newell's Old Boys
80.6%
Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy)
11.7%
CA San Lorenzo de Almagro
0.0%
Hércules CF
0.0%
Real Valladolid CF
0.0%
Racing Santander
7.7%
US Lecce
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Newell's Old Boys | 12 | 12/13 | 2017 | 220 | 7 | 8 | 6,599 |
| Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) | 3 | 07/08 | 2009 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 957 |
| CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hércules CF | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Valladolid CF | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Racing Santander | 4 | 01/02 | 04/05 | 92 | 4 | 2 | 633 |
| US Lecce | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Primera División | CA Newell's Old Boys | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 762 |
| 2016 | Copa Argentina | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Primera División | CA Newell's Old Boys | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Copa Argentina | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Primera División | CA Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 960 |
| 2015 | Transición | CA Newell's Old Boys | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Copa Argentina | CA Newell's Old Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Final | CA Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Inicial | CA Newell's Old Boys | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1,404 |
| 2014 | Libertadores | CA Newell's Old Boys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Copa Argentina | CA Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Final | CA Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Inicial | CA Newell's Old Boys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Libertadores | CA Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Apertura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,620 |
| 2012 | Clausura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Apertura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Clausura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Apertura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Clausura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Copa Sudamericana | CA Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Libertadores | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Apertura | Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Clausura | Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Apertura | Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Clausura | Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 957 |
| 2006 | Apertura | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Clausura | CA San Lorenzo de Almagro | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Apertura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,098 |
| 2000 | Clausura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 755 |
| 1999 | Apertura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Clausura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana (-14/15) | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Partidos definición | CA Newell's Old Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | First Division Promotion (-11/12) | Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima (Jujuy) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 2ª División | Hércules CF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Copa del Rey | Hércules CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 2ª División | Real Valladolid CF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Copa del Rey | Real Valladolid CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | LaLiga | Racing Santander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Copa del Rey | Racing Santander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | LaLiga | Racing Santander | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | UI Cup | Racing Santander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | LaLiga | Racing Santander | 25 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 2ª División | Racing Santander | 32 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 633 |
| 00/01 | Italy Cup | US Lecce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Serie A | US Lecce | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1997-01-01 | Newell's U20 | Newell's | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Newell's | Lecce | Transfer | 0 | €3.75m |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Lecce | Racing | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Racing | San Lorenzo | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | San Lorenzo | Hércules CF | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Hércules CF | Without Club | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-09-01 | Without Club | Gimnasia (J) | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Gimnasia (J) | Newell's | Transfer | 900000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-01 | Newell's | Retired | Transfer | 100000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€100k
Peak€1.10m
Low—
Δ since start−€650k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Víctor Figueroa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristian Díaz | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Milton Casco | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nahuel Guzmán | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2ª División | Racing Santander | 4 | 32 |
| 2000 | Clausura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 18 |
| 2017 | Primera División | CA Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 10 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Clausura | CA Newell's Old Boys | 4 | 18 |
| 2016 | Primera División | CA Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 10 |
| 02/03 | LaLiga | Racing Santander | 2 | 25 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 762 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 960 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 2014 | 24 | 1,404 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 1,620 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 2011 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 957 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 2006 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 1,853 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 06/07 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 32 | 633 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 00/01 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
2ª División
55 apps
4 G
0 A
Final
111 apps
3 G
5 A
Transición
134 apps
3 G
1 A
Primera División
36 apps
2 G
2 A
LaLiga
58 apps
0 G
2 A
Libertadores
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie A
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Diego Mateo
Who is Diego Mateo?
Diego Mateo is an Argentina professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is Diego Mateo?
Diego Mateo is 47 years old. He was born on August 7, 1978 in Roldán.
What position does Diego Mateo play?
Diego Mateo plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Diego Mateo play for?
Diego Mateo currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Diego Mateo scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Diego Mateo has scored 12 goals in 433 appearances.