Matías Oyola
Matías Oyola is a retired
Argentine born Ecuadorian naturalized football player that used to play as a central midfielder.
For the majority of his over 20-year career, he spent it in Ecuador, becoming one of the most acclaimed and important players for Ecuadorian Serie A team Barcelona Sporting Club. Here he spent over 12 years, making him an outstanding fixture, the backbone of the team in the past decade and beginning of the current one for such football institution.
Club career
Oyola came through the youth system at River Plate, in 2003 he was loaned to Defensores de Belgrano of the Argentine 2nd division until 2005.In 2005 Oyola spent a season with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy before returning to River Plate in 2006. Oyola only made 3 first team appearances before his transfer to Belgrano de Córdoba in 2007.
At the end of the 2006–2007 season Belgrano were relegated and Oyola joined Independiente.
On 7 June 2009 "El Pony" joined the Ecuadorian giant Barcelona for the remainder of the season.
On 5 August 2009, Oyola scored his 1st goal with Barcelona from a splendid free kick.