Matheus Simonete Bressaneli (born 15 January 1993), commonly known as Bressan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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. Bressan is a dual citizen of Brazil and Italy, having gained Italian citizenship on June 19, 2013. Bressan also has a green-card, which was issued on June 21, 2021.

Club career

Born in

Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul (), is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. It was established by Italian immigrants on June 20, 1890. Today it is the second largest city in the state of Rio Gr ...

, Bressan joined Juventude's youth setup in 2005, aged 12. In 2010, he was promoted to the first team for the 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho, and made his professional debut on 21 March 2010, in a 1–3 away loss against

Novo Hamburgo Novo Hamburgo (Portuguese for ''New Hamburg''; german: Neu-Hamburg) is a municipality in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 247, ...

. He failed to establish himself as a regular starter, however. In the second half of 2011, Bressan won his first professional title, the

Copa FGF The Copa Federação Gaúcha de Futebol, commonly known as the Copa FGF, is an annual cup competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul state football federation for clubs that are in the first, second and third divisions of the Campeonato Gaú ...

, acting as a backup, however. In April 2012, he went on a trial period at

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side

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, but nothing came of it; he was also a part of the squad which won the

for the second time of the club's history. In December 2012, Bressan signed with Grêmio, after a partnership between the

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's club and Juventude was established. He made his debut for the new club on 3 February 2013, in a 2–1 away loss against

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. After being made a starter by manager

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, Bressan played the

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and was also runner-up of the

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, acting as a starter in both tournaments. In 2014, he was also a part of the squad which was runner-up of the

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

, but mainly as a backup. On 27 August 2014, Bressan would sign a new deal with ''Tricolor'' until December 2016, being subsequently loaned to

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side

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until June 2015. However, the deal collapsed a day later, after his agent,

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, revealed details of the negotiation for the media, thus bothering the directors of the English club. On 23 December 2014, Bressan moved to fellow league team

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, in a

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-long loan deal. On 21 December 2018, Bressan signed with

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side

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. He debuted for the first team on April 13, 2019. Following the 2021 season, Bressan's contract option was declined by Dallas. On 03 February 2022, Bressan signed with Avaí FC after being a free-agent for 2 months.

Career statistics

Honours

; Juventude *

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, 2012 ;Grêmio *

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References

External links

Bressan profile
Portal Oficial do Grêmio. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bressan 1993 births Living people People from Caxias do Sul Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Esporte Clube Juventude players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players CR Flamengo footballers Avaí FC players Uruguayan Primera División players Peñarol players FC Dallas players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in football Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate soccer players in the United States Brazilian people of Italian descent Citizens of Italy through descent Major League Soccer players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul