Adonis Frías
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Frías playing for Santos in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adonis Uriel Frías[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Florencio Varela, Argentina[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | Defensa y Justicia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Defensa y Justicia | 73 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Los Andes (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | León | 69 | (3) |
| 2025– | Santos | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:58, 8 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adonis Uriel Frías (born 17 March 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos.[4]
Career
Defensa y Justicia
Born in Villa Mónica, a neighborhood of Florencio Varela, Frías joined Defensa y Justicia's youth sides in 2004, from a local club.[2] He progressed through the youth categories before signing a professional contract in 2016, and was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017 season.[2]
Loan to Los Andes
In August 2018, after failing to make his first team debut, Frías was loaned to Primera B Nacional side Los Andes for one year.[5] He made his senior debut on 16 September, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Sarmiento.[6][7]
Frías featured in nineteen games for Los Andes in the in 2018–19 Primera B Nacional, but was unable to prevent team relegation.
Breakthrough
Back to Defensa for the 2019–20 campaign, Frías made his first team – and Primera División – debut for the club on 17 February 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Rubén Botta in a 2–1 away win over Estudiantes. He started to feature regularly under manager Hernán Crespo,[8] and scored his first senior goal against Lanús on 23 January 2021, netting the opener in the 2020 Copa Sudamericana Final, which they won 3–0.[9]
León
On 2 January 2023, Frías moved abroad for the first time in his career after being presented at Liga MX side León.[10] He immediately became a starter for the side, helping them to win the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League (where he featured in both legs of the finals) and also played in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
On 10 December 2024, Frías renewed his contract with León.[11]
Santos
On 2 September 2025, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Santos announced the signing of Frías on a contract until December 2028.[12] He made his club debut twelve days later, replacing Guilherme in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Mineiro.
Career statistics
- As of 8 December 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Los Andes | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2019–20 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 3[nb 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[b] | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 35[nb 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 31[nb 1] | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 5 | ||
| León | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[f] | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 84 | 4 | |||
| Santos | 2025 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 174 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 218 | 9 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, Nine appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Three appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
Notes
- ^ a b c Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
Honours
Defensa y Justicia[4]
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2020
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2021
León
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions League Best XI: 2023[13]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Club León" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Adonis Frías, el juvenil que Beccacece subió a Primera" [Adonis Frías, the youth player who Beccacece promoted to the first team]. Diario Popular (in Spanish). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Adonis Frías at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Adonis Frías at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Firmó a préstamo el defensor Adonis Frías" [They signed the defender Adonis Frías on loan] (in Spanish). Futbol en Mil Rayitas. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Los Andes, víctima de sus propias desventuras" [Los Andes, victim of their own misfortunes] (in Spanish). Futbol en Mil Rayitas. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Frías: "Queremos revertir la situación en la que estamos"" [Frías: "We want to revert the situation we are in"]. InfoRegión (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Quién es Adonis Frías, la promesa que en 20 partidos se convirtió en la figura de Defensa y fue clave en la Copa Sudamericana" [Who is Adonis Frías, the prospect who became Defensa's spotlight in 20 matches and was key in the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Infobae. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Adonis Frías, del Ascenso a encaminar el título de Defensa y Justicia" [Adonis Frías, from the second division to set Defensa y Justicia's title] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Adonis Frías fue presentado en León con una campaña solidaria" [Adonis Frías was presented at León with a solidary campaign] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "La Fiera confirma la renovación del central argentino Adonis Frías" [La Fiera confirme the renewal of Argentine stopper Adonis Frías] (in Spanish). El Sol de León. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "Adonis Frías é mais um reforço para a defesa do Santos FC" [Adonis Frías is another addition for the defense of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Davila, Ambriz, Bouanga headline 2023 SCCL Best XI". CONCACAF. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
External links
- Adonis Frías at BDFA (in Spanish)