Matías Fracchia

Matías Fracchia
Fracchia with O'Higgins in 2020
Personal information
Full name Matías Fracchia Moreira
Date of birth (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
NJSA 04[1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 NC State Wolfpack 18 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Deportes Temuco 0 (0)
2018 Barnechea 4 (0)
2019 Deportes Vallenar 21 (1)
2020–2022 O'Higgins 29 (0)
2022 Montevideo Wanderers 20 (1)
2023 Comunicaciones 39 (1)
2024 Danubio 32 (1)
2025 Coritiba 6 (0)
2026 Coquimbo Unido 0 (0)
International career
2013 United States U20
2014 Uruguay U20 1[2] (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 August 2014

Matías Fracchia Moreira (born 21 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Chile, he has represented both the United States and Uruguay at under-20 level.

Early life

Fracchia played college soccer for North Carolina State University while he studied sports management.[3]

Club career

Deportes Temuco

In 2017, he moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Temuco.[4]

Deportes Vallenar

For 2019, he signed for Chilean second division side Deportes Vallenar after failing to make an appearance for Deportes Temuco and Barnechea in the lower leagues.[5]

O'Higgins

For 2020, he signed for O'Higgins in the Chilean top flight.

Comunicaciones

On 28 December 2022, Comunicaciones announced the official signing of Fracchia.[6]

Danubio

In 2024, Fracchia signed with Uruguayan club Danubio.[7]

Coritiba

In January 2025, Fracchia moved to Brazil and joined Coritiba in the Série B.[8] They won the league title.[9][10][11]

Coquimbo Unido

On 16 December 2025, Fracchia signed with then Chilean champions Coquimbo Unido.[12] After making an apperance at the 2026 Supercopa de Chile against Deportes Limache, he ended his contract with them on 6 February 2026.[13][14]

International career

Fracchia holds three different citizenships: Chilean by his birth, Uruguayan by his paternal line and American by residence. So, he has represented Uruguay[15] as well as the United States[1] at youth level.[4]

Honours

Comunicaciones

Coritiba

Coquimbo Unido

Personal life

He is the son of the former Uruguayan international footballer Marcelo Fracchia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "ASN: Tab Ramos Names 22 Players to Under-20 Team". www.americansoccernow.com. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Amistoso: Uruguay 0-1 Perú (sub20) - AUF". www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). AUF. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ NC State Athletics Profile
  4. ^ a b c "Matías Fracchia, el zaguero con tres nacionalidades de Temuco" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ El cuestionario a Matías Fracchia: "Mi padre es mi ídolo" anfp.cl
  6. ^ "Comunicaciones contrata al defensor Matías Fracchia que ha jugado Copa Sudamericana". ESPN. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Defensor contrató a un delantero que estaba en carpeta de Peñarol; Danubio también anunció". futbol.com.uy (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Coritiba anuncia contratação do zagueiro chileno Matías Fracchia". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Coritiba é o campeão com a pior campanha na história da Série B". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 23 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  10. ^ @mati_fracchia; (23 November 2024). "Campeones!! 🤩🏆" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2024 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ Fernández, José Tomas (14 December 2025). "Fue campeón en Brasil y jugará en el fútbol chileno el 2026". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Coquimbo Unido oficializó al defensor Matías Fracchia como su primer refuerzo". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 16 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  13. ^ Barrera, Cristian; Mujica, Lucas (6 February 2026). "Tras un conflicto en el camarín: Coquimbo Unido finiquita a Matías Fracchia tres semanas después de su llegada". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  14. ^ Díaz, Roberto (6 February 2026). "¡Duró solo tres semanas!: Matías Fracchia deja Coquimbo Unido por un conflicto en el camarín". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  15. ^ @Uruguay (6 August 2014). "Diego Fagúndez, Matías Fracchia y Jaime Báez integran la actual sub-20" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2014 – via Twitter.