Their 2026 World Cup
Six matches and an assist in the last 16 against Egypt, with 189 minutes spread across appearances off the bench.
Match by match
G. Montiel played 6 matches for Argentina: 2 as a starter and 4 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group J | vs Algeria 3-0 | Started, off on 46′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Cape Verde 3-2 | Came on in the 104′ · 🟨 |
| Round of 16 | vs Egypt 3-2 | Came on in the 73′ · 1 assist |
| Quarter-finals | vs Switzerland 3-1 | Came on in the 85′ |
| Semi-finals | vs England 2-1 | Came on in the 72′ |
| Final | vs Spain 0-1 | Started, off on 58′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 1 January 1997 · aged 29 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Virrey del Pino
- Club
- Club Atlético River Plate
- Height
- 1.75 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Gonzalo Ariel Montiel (born 1 January 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as right-back for the Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team. Montiel began his professional career with River Plate in 2016, playing 140 games and winning honours including the Argentine Primera División in 2021 and the Copa Libertadores in 2018. In 2021, he signed for Sevilla for €11 million, and was loaned to English side Nottingham Forest for the 2023–24 season before returning to Seville for another year. Then, four years after his departure from Argentina, Montiel returned in January 2025 to River Plate. Montiel made his senior international debut for Argentina in 2019. He was a part of the squads that won the Copa América in 2021 and 2024 and the FIFA World Cup in 2022, scoring the winning penalty in the shoot-out of the latter final.
Born in González Catán, Buenos Aires Province, Montiel was a product of the Club Atlético River Plate academy.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)