Juan Matías Succar Cañote (born 16 February 1999) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Peruvian club Cienciano, on loan from Alianza Lima, and the Peru national team.
Club career Youth career Succar started as a goalkeeper in 2006 at Country Club Villa, in the Chorrillos District of his hometown Lima, Peru. He then moved to changed position to left-back, and then a left midfielder, before joining Cantolao San Borja.Matías Succar: “Para destacar tienes que trabajar más de lo normal”, once.pe, 30 August 2020Matías Succar, un ‘9’ para el futuro: “Me gustaría que mi próximo paso sea jugar fuera del país”, depor.com, 6 May 2020 Aged 14, he moved to Academia Cantolao where he became a striker.Copa Federación (99): Entrevista a Matias Succar de Cantolao, peru.com, 24 April 2014 He didn't play much, and left football for one year. Succar returned to play when he was 16 year old and scored 26 goals in his first season.
Deportivo Municipal In 2016, 17-year old Succar joined Deportivo Municipal, where he began playing for the clubs reserve team.Por el momento Succar es el único refuerzo en Unión Comercio, diariovoces.com.pe, 29 August 2018
At the age of 18, Succar was promoted to the first team squad. He made his senior debut on 28 October 2017, in a Peruvian Primera División game against Universidad de San Martín, where his older brother Alexander was in the starting lineup for the opponents.UNIVERSIDAD SAN MARTÍN VS. DEPORTIVO MUNICIPAL 1 - 4, soccerway.com, 28 October 2017 Matías Succar started on the bench, but replaced Rodrigo Cuba after 68 minutes, the same minute his brother was subbed off. The game was his first and last of season. The following season, Succar played six games.
Loan to Unión Comercio In the search of more continuity, Succar was loaned out to Unión Comercio for the 2018 season. The deal was later extended until the summer 2019. He then returned to Municipal after 25 games and five goals for Comercio.
Return to Deportivo Municipal After returning to Municipal, Succar found more continuity, scoring three important goals in 16 games, to help save Municipal from relegation.Matías Succar, el joven héroe que salvó a Deportivo Municipal del descenso, elcomercio.pe, 26 November 2019 From the 2020 season, he became a regular starter and scored five goals in his first 10 league games.
LASK On 12 January 2021, Succar moved to Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK on a deal until June 2024.LASK VERPFLICHTET MITTELSTÜRMER MATÍAS SUCCAR, lask.at, 12 January 2021
Loans to Juniors OÖ and Teplice Succar made his debut for LASK's reserve team, Juniors OÖ, in the Second League, as a 78th-minute substitute against Horn.
On 7 September 2021, he joined Teplice in the Czech Republic on loan for the 2021–22 season.
Carlos A. Mannucci On 5 July 2022, he signed for Peruvian club Carlos A. Mannucci.
Alianza Lima In July 2024, Matías Succar joined Alianza Lima on a contract until the end of 2027.Otro refuerzo para Alejandro Restrepo: Alianza Lima oficializó a Matías Succar, espn.com.pe, 17 July 2024
Loan to Cienciano Succar joined Cienciano on a one-year loan running through the 2026 season.
International career Born in Peru, Succar is of Lebanese descent and was eligible to be selected for the Peru national team and the Lebanon national team. He was also available to represent the United States due to his father's American nationality.
In September 2019, Matías and his older brother, Alexander, were contacted by the Lebanese Football Association to play for Lebanon in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.Selección de Líbano tentó a Alexander Succar para que juegue las Eliminatorias, libero.pe, 4 February 2020 However, they refused the call-up. In June 2020, Succar revealed his intentions to fight for a place on the Peruvian national team.Matías Succar, el delantero que sigue Ricardo Gareca para la Selección Peruana, rpp.pe, 11 June 2020
At the end of August 2020, Succar was on the list of those summoned to the training sessions of the Peru national team.Matías Succar: "Voy a aprender mucho de Jefferson Farfán al compartir con él en la Selección", rpp.pe, 2 September 2020 Previously, had been part of a few training sessions for the under-18 and under-20 teams. Succar made his senior debut for Peru on 21 December 2025, in a 2–0 friendly win over Bolivia.
Personal life Succar's paternal great grandparents immigrated to Peru from Lebanon by boat. They were originally from Bsharri, Lebanon. Matías's older brother, Alexander, is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDeportivo Municipal2017Torneo Descentralizado10—00102018Torneo Descentralizado60—00602019Liga 116320001832020Liga 12611—002611Total491420005114Unión Comercio (loan)2018Torneo Descentralizado113—001132019Liga 1142—00142Total2550000255LASK 2020–21Austrian Bundesliga—001010Juniors OÖ (loan)2020–21Austrian Second League1110000111Teplice (loan)2021–22Czech First League1112000131Carlos A. Mannucci2022Liga 1173—001732023Liga 13311—0033112024Liga 1164—00164Total661800006618Alianza Lima2024Liga 1110—001102025Liga 1180—30210Total2900030320Career total20639404021439
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