Matías Donoso
 Donoso with Deportes Temuco in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Matías Donoso Gárate | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Temuco, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Victoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Luis Matte Larraín | – | (–) |
| 2007 | Instituto Nacional | – | (–) |
| 2008–2012 | Unión Temuco | 90 | (28) |
| 2013 | Santiago Wanderers | 28 | (11) |
| 2014 | Everton | 15 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Cobresal | 30 | (13) |
| 2015 | Al-Shaab | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Patronato | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2022 | Deportes Temuco | 61 | (17) |
| 2019 | → Deportes Iquique (loan) | 17 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | → Deportes Iquique (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Cobresal (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | O'Higgins | 23 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Universidad de Concepción | 26 | (7) |
| 2025 | San Luis | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | Deportes Temuco | 14 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2026 | Chile (football 7) | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025 | |||
Jorge Matías Donoso Gárate (born July 8, 1986), known as Matías Donoso, is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker.
Career
Donoso was with Unión Victoria from San José de Maipo before starting his career at the Chilean Tercera División playing for Luis Matte Larraín, Instituto Nacional and Unión Temuco.[1] In 2007, he was awarded as the best player of the division by Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de Chile (Trade of Sports Journalists of Chile).[2]
On second half 2015, Donoso played for Emirati club Al-Shaab in the UAE Pro League.[3] Next he took his second challenge outside Chile after joining Patronato in the Argentine Primera División.[4]
In 2022–23, Donoso played for O'Higgins in the Chilean top division, and switched to Universidad de Concepción in the Chilean second level for the second half of 2023.[5]
In March 2025, Donoso signed with San Luis de Quillota.[6] He switched to Deportes Temuco on 15 July of the same year.[7][8]
At international level, he was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Unión Temuco, Leonardo Ruiz and Sebastián Domínguez.[9][10]
Football 7
He was selected for the Chile squad for the 2026 Kings World Cup Nations under Arturo Vidal as captain.[11][12] They were the runners-up.[13]
Personal life
Donoso is a supporter of Deportes Iquique since his training club, Unión Victoria, are nicknamed Dragones Celestes (Sky Blue Dragons) and part of his family lived in Iquique.[1]
Honours
Unión Temuco
- Chilean Tercera A: 2009
Cobresal
Individual
- Chilean Tercera División Best player: 2007[2]
References
- ^ a b Suárez, Cristóbal (7 November 2025). ""Todos quieren jugar en Colo Colo, la U o UC, pero yo soñaba de niño estar en Deportes Iquique"". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Matías DONOSO". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Terminó la aventura: Matías Donoso fue desvinculado del Al Shaab tras seis meses". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Matías Donoso deja el fútbol árabe y ficha en Patronato" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Matías Donoso y su nuevo desafío en UdeC: "Mantenerte en una zona de confort te estanca"". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Ortiz, Matías (6 March 2025). "Matías Donoso tiene nuevo club en el fútbol chileno: "Te deseamos el mejor de los éxitos"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Deportes Temuco refuerza su ofensiva con el regreso de Matías Donoso y busca un central para seguir soñando con el ascenso". Araucanía Noticias Temuco (in Spanish). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Matías Donoso no piensa en el retiro: "Quiero seguir jugando"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Claudio Borghi nomina a 28 jugadores para selección de Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Selección sub 25 cumplió su primera práctica bajo el mando de Claudio Borghi". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Mundial de la Kings League: Esta es la nómina de Chile con Arturo Vidal como capitán". T13 (in Spanish). 23 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Los ex futbolistas que representarán a Chile en el Mundial de la Kings League y el rol clave de Arturo Vidal". Emol (in Spanish). 24 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ Donoso, Diego (18 January 2026). "Chile es subcampeón del Mundial de la Kings League tras ser goleado por Brasil". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
External links
- Matías Donoso at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Matías Donoso at Soccerway
- Matías Donoso at KingsLeague.pro