Mathías Olivera Miramontes (born 31 October 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Serie A club Napoli and the Uruguay national team.

After starting his career with few appearance at his home country, he moved to Spanish club Getafe, where he spent five seasons while also being loaned to Albacete in 2018–19. After five years in Spain, he joined Italian club Napoli, winning the Serie A titles in 2022–23 and 2024–25.

Olivera is a former youth international for Uruguay, he made his debut at senior level on January 2022, representing the country at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2024 Copa América.

Club career

Uruguay

Born in Montevideo, Olivera is a Nacional youth graduate. After progressing through the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 13 February 2016, starting and being booked in a 3–0 away win against River Plate.

Olivera appeared in only one further match for the club, a 2–0 loss at Plaza Colonia on 29 February 2016. In December of that year, he was bought outright by his agent Daniel Fonseca and assigned to Atenas de San Carlos in Segunda División.

In July 2017, Oliveira passed a medical examination at Galatasaray, but eventually did not sign a contract and subsequently returned to Uruguay.

Getafe

On 14 August 2017, Olivera signed a six-year deal with La Liga club Getafe. He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2018, netting the game's only in a 1–0 win against Eibar.

Loan to Albacete

On 4 July 2018, Segunda División side Albacete announced the signing of Olivera on a season-long loan deal. He played 15 matches and scored a goal for the club before his loan was cut short by Getafe on 25 January 2019.

Napoli

On 26 May 2022, Italian Serie A club Napoli announced the signing of Olivera on a three-year deal.

International career

Olivera is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship and finished fourth at 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 7 January 2022, Olivera was named in Uruguay's 50-man preliminary squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela. He made his senior team debut on 27 January 2022 in a 1–0 win over Paraguay. He scored his first goal for Uruguay in a 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw against Colombia on 12 October 2023.

In June 2024, Olivera was called up to represent Uruguay at the 2024 Copa América. In their final group stage match against the United States, he scored the only goal of a 1–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional2015–16Uruguayan Primera División20—0020
2016Uruguayan Primera División00——00
Total20000020
Atenas2017Uruguayan Segunda División00——00
Getafe2017–18La Liga3110—41
2018–19La Liga14000—140
2019–20La Liga2400050290
2020–21La Liga31010—320
2021–22La Liga32100—321
Total104220501112
Albacete (loan)2018–19Segunda División15100—151
Napoli2022–23Serie A3021080392
2023–24Serie A2310060291
2024–25Serie A32010—330
2025–26Serie A2102060290
Total1063402001303
Career total2276602502446

International

As of match played 31 March 2026

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay2022110
202351
2024101
202570
202620
Total352

Scores and results list Uruguay’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olivera goal.

List of international goals scored by Mathías Olivera
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 October 2023Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, ColombiaColombia1–12–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 July 2024Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United StatesUnited States1–01–02024 Copa América

Honours

Napoli

Uruguay U-20

Uruguay

External links

  • at the SSC Napoli website
  • at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
  • – UEFA competition record ()