Matheus Galdezani (born 13 March 1992) is a Brazilian

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who plays as

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for Ferroviária.

Club career

Galdezani was born in

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, and finished his formation with

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. He made his first team debut on 29 May 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2

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away win against SEV Hortolândia. Galdezani moved to

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in 2012; initially assigned to the youth setup, he started to feature for the senior squad in the 2012

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. Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the

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, he scored his first goal on 21 March of that year by netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away win against Guarani. On 3 April 2014, Galdezani was presented at Juventude, featuring regularly during the year's Série C. On 27 October, he joined

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. After impressing with Rio Claro, Galdezani signed for Série A side

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on 18 June 2015. He made his debut in the category on 18 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 4–1 home routing of

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; it was his maiden appearance for the club. On 8 January 2016, Galdezani agreed to a contract with CRB in the Série B. An undisputed starter, he featured in 34 league matches and scored four goals as his side finished five points away from promotion. On 22 December 2016, Galdezani signed a one-year contract with

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in the top tier. He scored his first goal in the first division the following 8 June, netting the game's only in a home success over

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. On 16 June 2017, after being regularly used, Galdezani was bought outright by ''Coxa'' and extended his contract until 2020. On 11 April 2018, Galdezani joined

on loan for the remainder of the 2018 season. On 11 January 2019, Galdezani joined

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on a year-long loan, but suffered a knee injury in the day of his presentation and only returned to training in November; he left in December without playing a single match. Galdezani spent the 2020 playing for his parent club Coritiba, suffering relegation from the top tier. On 19 March 2021, he signed for

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also in a temporary deal.

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