Denis César de Matos (14 April 1987), known as just Denis, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Brazilian club

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Career

Denis was born in

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. A Ponte Preta youth graduate, he was promoted to the main squad in 2006, but was third-choice (behind

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and Aranha). He made his first team debut on 24 February 2007, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Grêmio Barueri for the

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championship. Denis appeared regularly during that year's Série B, mainly profiting from Aranha's injury. He would spend the rest of his spell as a backup, however. Denis moved to

on 22 January 2009. He made his debut for the club three days later, replacing injured

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in a 2–0 away win against Portuguesa. He would spend his first two years behind Ceni and Bosco. In 2011 Denis was promoted to back up, after Bosco's retirement. In the following year, after profiting from Ceni's serious injury, he appeared regularly for ''Tricolor'', but was again backup after the latter's recovery.

Aris

On 2 July 2021, Greek

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club

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announced he signed a two-year contract with the club. On 22 July 2021, Denis made his debut for Aris on a 2-0 away loss against Astana fc for the 2nd play off round of Conference League

Career statistics

¹ Includes matches and goals in

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² Includes matches and goals in

Honours

;São Paulo *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

* Florida Cup:

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;Figueirense *

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: 2018 ;Sport Recife *

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: 2023, 2024

References

External links

São Paulo official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Denis 1987 births Living people Copa Sudamericana–winning players Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players São Paulo FC players Figueirense FC players Sport Club do Recife players Gil Vicente F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Footballers from Jaú 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen