Matías Kranevitter

Club

Racing Club

Position

Defensive Midfield

Nationality

Argentina

Date of birth

1993-05-21

Birthplace

San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

Height

178 cm

Weight

163 lbs

Shirt number

5

Signing / transfer fee

€1.70m

Claudio Matías Kranevitter (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 21 May 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.

Kranevitter represented Argentina at under-20 level in 2013 South American Youth Football Championship. He appeared in three matches, all as a starter, as his side was knocked out in the group stage.

On 24 August 2015, Kranevitter was called up to the main squad for two friendlies against Bolivia and Mexico as a replacement to injured Lucas Biglia. He made his full international debut on 4 September, starting in a 7–0 routing of the former at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.

Kranevitter was nominated in the 2016 Copa América squad and was part of the Argentine side that ran to the final. He was subbed on in the 57th minute of the final against Chile, which Chile won 4–2 on penalties.

Kranevitter also played golf during his youth, and stated that he "would be a golfer if he hadn't chosen football".