Matías Viña

Matías Nicolás Viña Susperreguy (born 9 November 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Flamengo and the Uruguay national team.

Club career Nacional Viña was signed by Nacional in 2015 when he was 17 years old. He joined the Fourth Division and had the opportunity to practice with the professional team. One year later, Viña achieved his first minutes with the club's reserve team, having played eight games in the Third Division.

Palmeiras On 31 January 2020, Viña left the club to join Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Palmeiras, where he won the treble consisting of the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil.

Roma In August 2021, he signed for Serie A club A.S. Roma.

Loan Bournemouth and Sassuolo On 30 January 2023, Viña joined Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy for €15 million. On 15 April, he scored his first goal for the club following his first ever start, coming in a 3–2 away win at Tottenham Hotspur. He returned to Roma after Bournemouth opted not to make the transfer permanent and joined fellow Italian club Sassuolo on loan.

Flamengo On 25 January 2024, Viña signed a four-year contract with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo, for a reported fee of €9 million.

On 11 August 2024, in a match against his former club Palmeiras, Viña suffered a serious injury which included a fractured tibia, a torn cruciate ligament in his knee and a torn meniscus. He underwent surgery to fix the fracture in his tibia and reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

International career Making his debut in 2016 for the Uruguay under-20 team in a friendly against Chile, Viña played in both the 2017 South American U-20 Championship, coming first, and in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, finishing in fourth place. He played 27 games for the youth selection, scoring four times.

Viña made his senior international debut for Uruguay on 6 September 2019, coming on from the bench in a friendly against Costa Rica. His debut as a starter came four days later, in a friendly against the United States; Viña played the whole 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw.

Viña was included in Uruguay's 2022 World Cup squad and made two appearances in their three-game campaign, although they were both off the bench. On 31 May 2026, he was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics Club

International

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

+ List of international goals scored by Matías ViñaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 23 June 2024 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States 3–0 3–1 2024 Copa América

Honours Club Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 2019 Supercopa Uruguaya: 2019

Palmeiras Copa do Brasil: 2020 Campeonato Paulista: 2020 Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021 Recopa Sudamericana runner-up: 2021

Roma UEFA Europa Conference League: 2021–22

Flamengo Copa Libertadores: 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2025 Copa do Brasil: 2024 Supercopa do Brasil: 2025 Campeonato Carioca: 2024, 2025

National team Uruguay U20 South American Youth Football Championship: 2017

Individual Uruguayan Primera División Player of the Year: 2019 Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2019