title: Mathías Riquero
text: # Mathías Riquero
  
  Mathías Damián Riquero Berretta (born 29 August 1982) is an Uruguayan naturalized Chilean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
  
  ## Career
  
  With an extensive career, Riquero played for clubs in Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil and Chile. As a youth player, Riquero was with Defensor Sporting and Nacional before making his professional debut at the age of sixteen playing for Villa Española.
  
  He retired at the end of the 2021 season. His last club was Villa Española in the Uruguayan top division.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  His brother, Gonzalo, played as a goalkeeper for Villa Española when Mathías made his professional debut.
  
  Riquero naturalized Chilean by residence in 2017.
  
  