Maximiliano "Maxi" Nicolás Urruti Mussa (born 22 February 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for New England Revolution.
Urruti started his career in the youth system at Newell's Old Boys in Rosario, Argentina until he was promoted to the senior squad in 2011.
[7][8] In Copa Libertadores play, Urruti made 6 appearances as Newell's reached the semifinals, where they lost 3–2 on penalties to the eventual champion, Atlético Mineiro.
[10] On 9 September 2013, Urruti was traded to Portland Timbers along with an international roster spot for the remainder of the 2013 season in exchange for Bright Dike, a first-round 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick, and allocation money.
[13] Urruti ended the regular season with 1 goal from 5 appearances with Portland, helping the Timbers finish top of the Western Conference.
[14][15] He made 2 appearances in the playoffs as Portland reached the conference finals, where they lost to Real Salt Lake 5–2 on aggregate.
[13] Urruti scored his first goal of the 2014 season on 5 April in a 4–4 draw against Cascadia Cup rivals Seattle Sounders FC.
[18] On 16 June, Urruti scored in extra time to help the Timbers defeat their rivals Seattle 3–1 in a U.S. Open Cup match.
He would make a further 4 substitute appearances in the playoffs as the Timbers won MLS Cup 2015, defeating the Columbus Crew 2–1 in the final.
[21] On 6 March 2016, Urruti made his debut for Dallas in the opening match of the 2016 season, scoring once in a 2–0 win against the Philadelphia Union.
On 31 July, Urruti scored for the 3rd straight MLS match to help Dallas beat Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0.
On 18 March he scored twice to give Dallas a 2–1 victory against New England, a performance that saw him named MLS Player of the Week.
[26] Urruti also scored once and made 4 appearances in the knockout stage of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League as Dallas reached the semifinal, where they lost 4–3 on aggregate to Pachuca.
[27] He ended the regular season with 33 appearances, 8 goals, and 11 assists, helping Dallas return to the playoffs after finishing 4th in the Western Conference.
[27] On 9 December 2018, Urruti was traded to the Montreal Impact in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.
On 8 May, Urruti scored his first goal for Montreal and also added an assist to give the Impact a 2–1 win against the New York Red Bulls.
[34] Montreal did enjoy a successful cup run during the season, with Urruti appearing in all 6 games as the Impact won the 2019 Canadian Championship, defeating Toronto FC in the final 3–1 on penalties after playing to a 1–1 aggregate score.
[1] On 29 February 2020, Urruti scored in the 80th minute to give Montreal a 2–1 win against the New England Revolution in their first game of the MLS season.
[38] On 18 January 2021 Urruti was traded to the Houston Dynamo along with a 2021 international roster slot in exchange for Aljaž Struna and Montreal's 2nd round pick in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft.
[39] He made his Dynamo debut on 16 April, scoring once to give Houston a 2–1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes in the opening match of the season.
[40] Urruti ended the season with 7 goals and 4 assists in 30 appearances as the Dynamo finished bottom of the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs.