Madson Ferreira dos Santos (born 13 January 1992), simply known as Madson (), is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

Athletico Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

Club career

Bahia

Madson was born in

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, and joined

's youth setup in 2010. He made his first team debut on 30 January of the following year, starting in a 2–1

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home loss against

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. Definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2012 season, Madson featured regularly for the club during the year's state league, and renewed his contract until 2015 on 2 May. However, he subsequently suffered an injury which kept him out for four months, and only made his Série A debut on 23 September by starting in a 3–1 loss at

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. Regularly used in 2013, Madson lost space in the following season, and was loaned to Série B side

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on 17 May 2014, until the end of the year. At the club he scored his first senior goal, netting the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of

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on 2 September.

Vasco da Gama

In January 2015, Madson agreed to a three-year deal with Vasco, after terminating his contract with Bahia. A regular starter at the club, he suffered relegation in his first season but achieved promotion in his second; in the meantime, he also extended his contract until 2019 in June 2016.

Grêmio

On 12 January 2018, Madson was announced at Grêmio after agreeing to a four-year contract. He was rarely used at his new club, being mainly a backup to veteran

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Athletico Paranaense (loan)

On 7 February 2019, Madson moved to fellow top-tier club

on a one-year loan deal. He then became a regular starter for the club, and scored his first goal in the main category on 21 July, netting the opener in a 4–0 away routing of CSA.

Santos

On 14 December 2019, Madson signed a three-year contract with

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, with Victor Ferraz moving in the opposite direction. He made his debut for the club on 7 March, starting in a 3–1

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home defeat of

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. Madson scored his first goal for ''Peixe'' on 13 September 2020, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against

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. On 9 November, he and two other teammates tested positive for

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. Despite being a regular starter for the most of his spell, he left on 22 November 2022, as Santos announced that his contract would not be renewed.

Athletico Paranaense return

On 7 January 2023, Madson returned to Athletico on a two-year contract.

International career

In September 2011, Madson was called up to Brazil U23s by manager

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for the year's

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, appearing in all three matches as the nation suffered a group stage knockout.

Career statistics

Honours

Bahia *

: 2012, 2014 Vasco da Gama *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

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Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

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Athletico Paranaense * J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madson 1992 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Esporte Clube Bahia players ABC Futebol Clube players CR Vasco da Gama players Grêmio FBPA players Club Athletico Paranaense players Santos FC players Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games footballers for Brazil People from Itaparica Island 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen