Matías Donoso


Jorge Matías Donoso Gárate, known as Matías Donoso, is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker.

Career

Donoso was with Unión Victoria from San José de Maipo before starting his career at the Chilean Tercera División playing for Luis Matte Larraín, Instituto Nacional and Unión Temuco. In 2007, he was awarded as the best player of the division by Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de Chile.
On second half 2015, Donoso played for Emirati club Al-Shaab in the UAE Pro League. Next he took his second challenge outside Chile after joining Patronato in the Argentine Primera División.
In 2022–23, Donoso played for O'Higgins in the Chilean top division, and switched to Universidad de Concepción in the Chilean second level for the second half of 2023.
In March 2025, Donoso signed with San Luis de Quillota. He switched to Deportes Temuco on 15 July of the same year.
At international level, he was part of a Chile under-25 squad in a training session led by Claudio Borghi in May 2011, alongside his teammates in Unión Temuco, and Sebastián Domínguez.

Seven-a-side football

He was selected for the Chile squad for the 2026 Kings World Cup Nations under Arturo Vidal as captain.

Personal life

Donoso is a supporter of Deportes Iquique since his training club, Unión Victoria, are nicknamed Dragones Celestes and part of his family lived in Iquique.

Honours

Unión Temuco
Cobresal
Individual