Matías Emilio Delgado

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Personal information
Matías Delgado

Full name	Matías Emilio Delgado
Date of birth	December 15, 1982 (1982-12-15) (age 25)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Beşiktaş J.K.
Number	10
Youth clubs
	River Plate
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2003 2003-2006 2006-Present	Chacarita Juniors FC Basel Beşiktaş J.K.	55 (5) 113 (58) 51 (17)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Matías Emilio Delgado (born December 15, 1982, Rosario) is an Argentine footballer playing for Turkish side Beşiktaş J.K..

Delgado started his career in the youth team of CA River Plate. He also played over 50 top division games for Chacarita Juniors before deciding to test himself in Europe. The 23-year-old has spent the past three years with FC Basel 1893 in Switzerland, scoring 41 goals in 113 top-flight matches. On June 27, 2006, Delgado was transferred to Beşiktaş J.K. of Istanbul for $6.5m. He declared his target as taking the place of Riquelme in the national team. He admires the skills of Pablo Aimar.Delgado scored his teams 2 goals in their 2-0 win over Zurich in the Champions League final qualifying round, having also scored in the 1st leg which had finished 1-1 in Switzerland.