Mathías Olivera

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

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.

International

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

Honours
Napoli
 * Serie A: 2022–23

Uruguay U-20
 * South American U-20 Championship: 2017

Uruguay
 * Copa América third place: 2024