Matías Donnet

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Matías Donnet
Personal information
Full name	Matías Donnet
Date of birth	April 18, 1980 (1980-04-18) (age 28)
Place of birth	Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	5'9
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Newell's Old Boys
Number	18
Youth clubs
1998	Juventud
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-00 2001 2002-05 2006 2007 2007-present	Unión de Santa Fe Venezia Boca Juniors D.C. United Belgrano de Córdoba Newell's Old Boys	58 (12) 2 (0) 64 (9) 8 (1) 14 (2) 23 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Matías Donnet (born April 18, 1980 in Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for Newell's Old Boys.

With Boca Juniors he won the Intercontinental Cup 2003, the Copa Libertadores de América 2003, and the Copa Sudamericana 2005 . At the match for the International Cup, Donnet scored the equalizer that took the match to penalty shootout, won by Boca 3-1, and was named Man of the Match.

He scored his first goal in the MLS on September 26, 2006 against Red Bull New York. The goal was scored in the 89th minute and turned out to have been the game winner when Red Bull's Josmer Altidore scored to make the score 4-3 United.

Donnet left DC United after the 2006 season and returned to Argentina with Belgrano de Córdoba.

[edit] External links

• MLS bio
• Press Release on signing with DC United
• Washington Post profile

Persondata
NAME	Donnet, Matias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	18 April 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH	Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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