Matías Sepúlveda

Matías Ignacio Sepúlveda Méndez (born 12 March 1999) is a Chilean football player who plays as a midfielder for PeUniversidad de Chile

Matías Sepúlveda

Sepúlveda with O'Higgins in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Matías Ignacio Sepúlveda Méndez
Date of birth	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Club Universidad de Chile
Number	16
Youth career
2013-2016	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	O'Higgins	94	(13)
2022–2023	Audax Italiano	52	(26)
2024–2025	Universidad de Chile	38	(14)
International career‡
2018–2019	Chile U20	16	(7)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Chile South American Games 2018 Cochabamba
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2019

Club career

Sepúlveda was sold in the youth categories of Colo-Colo for the O'Higgins in 2017, Sepúlveda played for Audax Italiano in 2022–23.^[1]

In 2024, he signed with Universidad de Chile on a three-year deal.^[2]

In July 2025, Universidad de Chile's CEO prevented him from signing with E.C Vitória from Brazil, Sepúlveda has already openly spoken about his desire to have gone to play in Brazil. The brazilian team sent an offer of 5 millions dollars for Sepúlveda.

International career

At under-20 level, Sepúlveda represented Chile in both the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal,^[3] and the 2019 South American Championship.

At senior level, Sepúlveda received his first call-up to the Chile national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Argentina and Bolivia in June 2025.^[4]

Honours

Chile U20

• South American Games Gold medal: 2018