Baltasar Barcia

Mateo Baltasar Barcia Fernández (born 19 February 2001) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as midfielder for Brazilian club Criciúma, on loan from Argentine club Independiente.

Rentistas
Born in Pando, Barcia was a Rentistas youth graduate. He made his first team – and Uruguayan Primera División – debut on 6 June 2021, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Deportivo Maldonado.

Barcia scored his first professional goal on 5 July 2021, netting the winner in a 1–0 away success over Cerrito. He was regularly used during the 2022 season, but was unable to avoid team relegation.

Independiente
On 24 January 2023, Barcia signed a four-year contract with Argentine Primera División side Independiente, after the club paid US$ 500,000 for 50% of his economic rights.