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

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who plays as an

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for

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club

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

. In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper ''The Guardian'' as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.

Club career

Flamengo

Matheus Gonçalves signed for

at the age of twelve, progressing through the youth ranks and signing his first professional contract in August 2021. He played 5 games and scored in the state trophy against

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Red Bragantino (loan)

On 26 July 2023, Gonçalves signed on loan with

Red Bull Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino () is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the highest lev ...

until 31 December 2023. On 11 August 2023, he played his first game, coming off the bench in the

2023 Copa Sudamericana The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 22nd edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana''), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The final was played in Maldonado, ...

Round of 16 second leg match against

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. Few weeks later, on 27 August 2023, Gonçalves made his first assist for

in a

2–0 win against

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. On October 19, Matheus suffered a penalty in a game against Santos, Eduardo Sasha scored It to make the game 2–0. He Played his last game against

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, where he received a yellow card after being subbed on in the 72 minute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Youth

Flamengo *

Under-20 Intercontinental Cup The Under-20 Intercontinental Cup (, ) is an annual one-off football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA and contested by the winners of the South American and European youth club competitions, the U-20 Copa Libertadores and UEFA Youth League, ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Professional

Flamengo *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonçalves, Matheus 2005 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players CR Flamengo footballers Red Bull Bragantino players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen