Leonardo Matías Garrido (born 2 February 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sportivo Desamparados.

Career

Garrido began his career with Peñarol. He joined Trinidad in 2005, who he featured twenty times for during the 2005–06 Torneo Argentino B; scoring three goals in the process. In 2008, Garrido was signed by Torneo Argentino A team Sportivo Desamparados. Seven goals in ninety-six appearances followed in three seasons, with the last yielding promotion to Primera B Nacional. He subsequently made two appearances in tier two, prior to departing Sportivo Desamparados in 2011 to play for Primera B Nacional's Gimnasia y Esgrima. He played a total of thirty matches for the club between 2011 and 2013.

Matías Garrido

On 2 July 2013, Garrido joined Juventud Unida Universitario of Torneo Argentino A. He scored in his third match for them, in a win over CAI on 1 September. That was one of seven goals in 2013–14 for Garrido. He left Juventud Unida Universitario in mid-2014, joining Torneo Federal A side Deportivo Madryn for the rest of the year. He went on to score seven goals in thirteen games as Deportivo Madryn finished ninth. 2015 saw Garrido join Patronato in Primera B Nacional. He scored ten goals in forty-three appearances in a debut season that ended with promotion to the Argentine Primera División.

Matías Garrido

Garrido completed a move to Primera B Nacional club Sarmiento on 11 January 2019. Garrido headed abroad for the first time in the succeeding June, agreeing a contract with Honduran outfit Olimpia. He netted on his unofficial bow, scoring in a Copa Premier Centroamericana match with Costa Rica's Herediano on 11 July; a goal in the same competition over Árabe Unido of Panama followed. On 28 July, Garrido scored on his Liga Nacional debut versus Honduras Progreso, before continuing his scoring streak with a strike against Real Sociedad in his second appearance.

Matías Garrido

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

Olimpia

Liga Nacional: 2019–20 Apertura

References

External links

1986 births

Living people

Sportspeople from San Juan, Argentina

Argentine men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Argentine expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras

Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Honduras

Torneo Argentino B players

Torneo Argentino A players

Primera Nacional players

Torneo Federal A players

Argentine Primera División players

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players

Trinidad de San Juan players

Sportivo Desamparados footballers

Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers

Juventud Unida Universitario players

Deportivo Madryn players

Club Atlético Patronato footballers

Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers

C.D. Olimpia players