Matheus Galdezani
Matheus Galdezani (born 13 March 1992) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Internacional, on loan from Coritiba.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Galdezani | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Limeira, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Internacional (on loan from Coritiba) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 2009–2011 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| 2012 | Paulista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Desportivo Brasil | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Paulista | 15 | (1) |
| 2014 | Juventude | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | Rio Claro | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Mirassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Sport (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → CRB (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Coritiba (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017– | Coritiba | 24 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2019– | → Internacional (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2019 | |||
Club career
Galdezani was born in Limeira, São Paulo, and finished his formation with Desportivo Brasil. He made his first team debut on 29 May 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão away win against SEV Hortolândia.
Galdezani moved to Paulista in 2012; initially assigned to the youth setup, he started to feature for the senior squad in the 2012 Copa Paulista. Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2013 Campeonato Paulista, 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,[1] featuring regularly during the year's Série C. On 27 October, he joined Rio Claro.[2]
After impressing with Rio Claro, Galdezani signed for Série A side Sport on 18 June 2015.[3] He made his debut in the category on 18 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ronaldo in a 4–1 home routing of Atlético Mineiro; it was his maiden appearance for the club.
On 8 January 2016, Galdezani agreed to a contract with CRB in the Série B.[4] 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 Coritiba in the top tier.[5] He scored his first goal in the first division the following 8 June, netting the game's only in a home success over Palmeiras.
On 16 June 2017, after being regularly used, Galdezani was bought outright by Coxa and extended his contract until 2020.[6]
On 11 April 2018, Galdezani joined Atlético Mineiro on loan for the remainder of the 2018 season.[7]
On 11 January 2019, Galdezani joined Internacional on a year-long loan.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 15 April 2018[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Conmebol | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2010 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Paulista | 2012 | Paulista | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Juventude | 2014 | Série C | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Rio Claro | 2015 | Paulista | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Sport | 2015 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| CRB | 2016 | Série B | 34 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 55 | 7 | |
| Coritiba | 2017 | Série A | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2018 | Série A | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Internacional | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 6 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 183 | 11 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
References
- "Meia Matheus Galdezani é apresentado e outros quatro reforços também já treinam no Jaconi" [Midfielder Matheus Galdezani is presented and other four additions already train at the Jaconi] (in Portuguese). 93,5 FM Caxias. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- "Rio Claro contrata Matheus Galdezani, ex-Juventude, para o Paulistão" [Rio Claro sign Matheus Galdezani, formerly of Juventude, for the Paulistão] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- "Marlone e Matheus Galdezani são apresentados" [Marlone and Matheus Galdezani are presented] (in Portuguese). Sport Recife. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- "CRB contrata Neto Baiano, volante ex-Sport e atacante que jogava em Portugal" [CRB sign Neto Baiano, former Sport defensive midfielder and forward who played in Portugal] (in Portuguese). TNH 1. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- "Bem vindo, Matheus Galdezani!" [Welcome, Matheus Galdezani!] (in Portuguese). Coritiba. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- "Coritiba anuncia permanência de Matheus Galdezani" [Coritiba announces permanence of Matheus Galdezani] (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- "Atlético-MG anuncia acerto com Matheus Galdezani, do Coritiba" [Atlético announces the signing of Coritiba's Matheus Galdezani] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Inter contrata meio-campista Matheus Galdezani" [Inter signs midfielder Matheus Galdezani] (in Portuguese). Sport Club Internacional. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- Matheus Galdezani at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2017.