Mathías Villasanti
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Mathías Adalberto Villasanti Rolón (born 24 January 1997) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Paraguay national team.
Club career
Early years
Villasanti made 36 league appearances including 31 starts in the 2019 season. In the same season he also featured in the Copa Libertadores on ten occasions. “The Copa taught me some great lessons and made me a better player. The game against Mineiro, in truth, was one of the most beautiful things in the tournament because with the push of our fans we added goals in the blink of an eye.”
Grêmio
On 12 August 2021 Grêmio officially announced the signing of Villasanti, for a US$3.3m transfer fee, with the contract running until December 2024.
In 2022, conquered of 2022 Campeonato Gaúcho, his first title with the club. In the following season, was champions 2023 Campeonato Gaúcho and runner-up in the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, being one of the highlights of the competition and named para o Bola de Plata.
International career
Villasanti made his senior national team debut on 10 October 2019 in a friendly against Serbia.
Personal life
Villasanti's mother has worked for 10 years in a pharmacy in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to send him money for his well-being. Once he became a well-paid footballer, he brought his mother back to Paraguay.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 1 June 2025
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Cerro Porteño | 2016 | Paraguayan Primera División | 7 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 36 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 91 | 5 | — | — | 21 | 0 | — | 112 | 5 | |||
| Temperley (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 2018 | Paraguayan Primera División | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Série B | 32 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Série A | 30 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 49 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 113 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 181 | 14 | |
| Career total | 236 | 15 | 45 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 326 | 24 |
International
As of match played 10 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 0 |
Honours
Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
- Recopa Gaúcha: 2022, 2023, 2025
Individual
- People's Player, by APF: 2020
- Paraguayan Footballer of the Year: 2023
- Best Central Midfielder in Brazil: 2023
- Bola de Prata: 2023
- Team of the Tournament of the Copa do Brasil: 2023