Matheus Gonçalves Martins (born 18 August 2005) is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

Club career

Matheus Gonçalves signed for

at the age of twelve, progressing through the youth ranks and signing his first professional contract in August 2021. In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper ''The Guardian'' as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.

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References

2005 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players CR Flamengo footballers {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-stub