Matías Cabrera

Matías Julio Cabrera Acevedo (born 16 May 1986) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder.^[2] He is most noticed for his accurate passing, marking and defensive plays recovering the ball for his teammates.^[3]

Matías Cabrera

Cabrera with Nacional in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Matías Julio Cabrera Acevedo
Date of birth	(1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	El Tanque Sisley	7	(2)
2006–2009	Cerro	51	(3)
2009–2012	Nacional	73	(6)
2013–2014	Cagliari	26	(1)
2014–2015	Estoril	20	(0)
2015–2016	Nacional	7	(0)
2016–2018	Defensor Sporting	69	(13)
2018–2019	Deportivo Cali	42	(2)
2020–2021	Universidad de Concepción	25	(2)
2021	Defensor Sporting	15	(1)
2022–2023	Cerro	32	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Teams

• El Tanque Sisley 2005–2006
• Cerro 2006–2009^[4]
• Nacional 2009–2012^[5]
• Cagliari 2013–2014
• Estoril 2014–2015
• Nacional 2015–2016^[5]
• Defensor Sporting 2016–2018^[6]
• Deportivo Cali 2018–2019
• Universidad de Concepción 2020–2021
• Defensor Sporting 2021^[6]
• Cerro 2022–2023^[7]

Personal life

Cabrera is the nephew of Eduardo Acevedo.^[4]

Honours

Cerro

• Liguilla Pre-Libertadores: 2009

Nacional

• Primera División Uruguaya (2): 2010–11, 2011–12