Mateo Aramburu
Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch (born 10 March 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Schalke 04 II.
![]() Aramburu with TOP Oss in 2020  | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateo Sebastian Aramburu Birch | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team  | Schalke 04 II | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| 2017–2018 | Huracán | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2018–2019 | Le Touquet | 1 | (0) | 
| 2019–2020 | Barnsley U23 | 12 | (4) | 
| 2020–2021 | TOP Oss | 5 | (0) | 
| 2021 | Wuppertaler SV | 18 | (7) | 
| 2021– | Schalke 04 II | 27 | (5) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:08, 18 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
    
    Early career
    
Born in Guatemala City to an English mother and a Uruguayan father, Aramburu joined Defensor Sporting in Uruguay in 2015, where he signed his first 3 year professional contract. At age 19, he moved to Argentina to represent Huracán. In 2019, he played 1 season in his mother's home country, England, for Barnsley. [3][4]
TOP Oss
    
In early 2020, he went on trial with Dutch club Den Bosch where he would have signed if not for the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all professional football.[5][4] He then moved to TOP Oss in the summer of 2020,[1][4] and made his debut for the club as a starter on 5 September in a 3–0 away loss to Roda JC Kerkrade.[6]
Wuppertaler SV
    
On 1 February 2021, Aramburu signed with Regionalliga club Wuppertaler SV after a successful trial.[7] He made his debut on 24 February in a 1–0 win over Alemannia Aachen, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.[8] On 6 March, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 win over Schalke 04 II, a game in which he also provided an assist.[9]
Schalke 04 II
    
On 14 June 2021, it was announced that Aramburu had signed with Schalke 04, joining their reserve team.[10]
References
    
- Rishmawy, Feisal (6 September 2020). "Mateo Aramburu, el nacido en Guatemala que debutó en el fútbol de Holanda" (in Spanish). Futbol Centro America. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
 - "M. Aramburu - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
 - "Duo join Barnsley's under 23s squad". Barnsley Chronicle. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
 - van der Doelen, Jaap (5 September 2020). "Mateo Aramburu wil zich bij TOP Oss ontwikkelen: 'Alles gebeurt met een reden'" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
 - Blond, Mikael (7 February 2020). "Viborg tester ubeskrevet angriber fra Uruguay". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
 - "Aramburú: "Ik kon geen nee zeggen tegen een kans als deze"". FOX Sports (in Dutch). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
 - "Wuppertal macht Festverpflichtung von Probespieler Aramburu fix". kicker (in German). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
 - "WSV erkämpft den Dreier im Westklassiker". FuPa (in German). 24 February 2021.
 - "Wuppertaler SV gegen FC Schalke 04 II Spiel-Infos - Regionalliga West 29. Spieltag 2020/2021 - Bild.de". sport.bild.de (in German). 6 March 2021.
 - "Weiterer U23-Neuzugang: Mateo Aramburu wird ein Königsblauer - Knappenschmiede - Schalke 04". Schalke 04 (in German). 14 June 2021.
 
