Matthew Echunga

Matthew Echunga
Biographical information
Nationality	Australian
Title(s)	Chaser
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Blond
Skin colour	White
Affiliation
Occupation	Chaser for the Australian National Quidditch team
Loyalty	Australian National Quidditch team

Matthew Echunga was an Australian wizard who played as a Chaser on the Australian National Quidditch team during the four-hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup, in 1994.

During the 1996–1997 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Echunga's Chocolate Frog Card could be won by beating Lucy Hurst at a Quidditch challenge.

Etymology

The name "Matthew" is the English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of Yahweh".

Echunga is a town in South Australia; the name is of Aboriginal origin. It means either 'a short distance' or 'close by'.

Appearances

• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (NDS edition) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)