Matías Belmar

Matías Belmar
Personal information
Full name Matías Ismael Belmar Díaz
Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002
Place of birth Rosario, Chile
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Colchagua
Number 22
Youth career
2013–2021 O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 O'Higgins 35 (7)
2024Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) 5 (1)
2025Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) 2 (0)
2026– Colchagua 0 (0)
International career
2019 Chile U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2026

Matías Ismael Belmar Díaz (born 26 August 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Colchagua.

Career

Belmar was called up to the O'Higgins first team for the 2021 season and played his first match against Deportes Melipilla, replacing Santiago Romero. He scored four goals in the 2023 season, being one of the key players of the offensive.[1] In 2024, before his loan to Deportes Temuco, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, cancelling the loan at the last moment.[2] In the second half of the same year, he was loaned out to Deportes Santa Cruz. Back to O'Higgins in 2025, he returned to Deportes Santa Cruz on 31 July.[3][4]

Ended his contract with O'Higgins, Belmar moved to Colchagua in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[5]

International career

Belmar represented Chile at under-17 level at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship, achieving second place and qualification for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. However, he was not considered in the squad of the tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Matías Belmar debuta con la celeste". O'Higgins FC - El orgullo de la Región. 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ Rancagüino, Redacción El (27 December 2023). "Matías Belmar no va a Deportes Temuco: sufrió rotura de ligamentos". Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Santa Cruz anuncia la incorporación de Matías Belmar". Deportes Santa Cruz (in Spanish). 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ^ Osorio, Nicolás (31 July 2025). "Oficial: Matías Belmar es refuerzo de Deportes Santa Cruz". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. ^ Martínez, Nelson (16 February 2026). "Humilló a Colo Colo en 10 minutos, se lesionó en vacaciones y parte a humilde club chileno". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.