| Matías Moroni | |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.840NaN0[1] |
| Weight: | 850NaN0 |
| Position: | Centre, Wing |
| Currentclub: | ? |
| Years1: | 2010−2014 |
| Clubs1: | CUBA |
| Apps1: | 52 |
| Points1: | 60 |
| Years2: | 2014−2015 |
| Clubs2: | Pampas XV |
| Apps2: | 4 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016−2020 |
| Clubs3: | Jaguares |
| Apps3: | 46 |
| Points3: | 60 |
| Years4: | 2020−2022 |
| Clubs4: | Leicester Tigers |
| Apps4: | 35 |
| Points4: | 25 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Newcastle Falcons |
| Apps5: | 20 |
| Points5: | 10 |
| Repyears1: | 2011 |
| Repteam1: | Argentina U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 3 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Repyears2: | 2014– |
| Repteam2: | Argentina |
| Repcaps2: | 74 |
| Reppoints2: | 65 |
| Clubupdate: | 25 January 2024 |
| Repupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
| Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2012−2016 |
| Ru Sevensnationalteam1: | Argentina |
| Ru Sevensnationalcomp1: | 15 |
| Ru Sevensupdate: | 28 August 2023 |
Matías Moroni (born 29 March 1991) is an Argentine professional rugby union player who plays as a centre was released by Premiership Rugby club Newcastle Falcons at the end of the 23/24 season and the Argentina national team.[2] [3] [4]
Moroni played his youth in Los Molinos and the Club Universitario de Buenos Aires.
In 2016, Moroni signed with the, Argentina's Super Rugby team.
Moroni signed for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby for the 2020–21 Premiership Rugby season.[5] He settled in quickly playing 10 of 13 games and making a positive impression, he scored his first try for Leicester against Connacht in a European Rugby Challenge Cup round of 16 game.[6]
Moroni was recognised as a defensive lynchpin for Leicester, starting the 2022 Premiership Rugby final which Leicester won 15-12.[7]
He was then announced as a new signing for Newcastle Falcons on 22 June 2022.[8]
Moroni was a member of the Argentina Under-20 side which competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship, he also represented the Pumas sevens team in 13 competitions during 2012 and 2013 and was selected by the Pampas XV for their 2014 tour of Oceania.
Moroni made his senior debut for Los Pumas on 20 June 2014 against in Córdoba.[9] He wasn't selected by the Pumas for the 2014 Rugby Championship, however he did make the squad for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals and he earned his second cap in a 20-18 win over in Genoa.[10]
Moroni competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Argentina national rugby sevens team.[11] [12]