Matheus Donelli

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Planelles and the second or paternal family name is Donelli.

Matheus Donelli

Donelli with Corinthians in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Matheus Planelles Donelli
Date of birth	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	32
Youth career
2010–2020	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Corinthians	9	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Brazil U17	7	(0)
2023	Brazil U23	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil Pan American Games Winner 2023 Santiago
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 23 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023

Matheus Planelles Donelli (born 17 May 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Corinthians.

Early life

Matheus Donelli was born in São Paulo. He started his career in the youth categories of Corinthians in 2010, playing futsal. He later transitioned to football and joined the under-15 and under-17 teams.^[1] After an excellent season in 2019, he was included in the squad for the following year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, where he reached the semifinals.^[2]

Club career

In July 2020, with the return of training after the COVID-19 pandemic, he was promoted to the professional squad by Tiago Nunes. Soon after, his contract was renewed until the end of 2024.^[3]

He made his debut for Corinthians on March 3, 2021, in a 2-2 draw against Palmeiras, at the Neo Química Arena, in the 2021 Campeonato Paulista.^[4]

International career

Under-17

In 2019, he was champion of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he also won the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament.^[5]

Under-23

On September 22, 2023, he was called up to the Brazilian Under-23 team to compete in the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.^[6] On November 4, he won the gold medal after the Brazilian team defeated Chile on penalties 4-2.^[7][8] On December 21, he was called up to compete in the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[9]

Honours

Brazil U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2019

Brazil U23

• Pan American Games: 2023

Individual

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Glove: 2019

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 March 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2021	Série A	1	0	3[a]	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—		5	0
	2022		3	0	2[a]	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2023		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
Career total			11	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	0

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Filho do Terrão, Matheus Donelli completa 20 anos nesta terça-feira". Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
2. "Internacional 3 x 1 Corinthians | Copa SP de Futebol Júnior: melhores momentos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
3. Beatriz, Maria (17 May 2021). "Recém-promovido, Matheus Donelli completa 19 anos nesta segunda". Central do Timão - Notícias do Corinthians. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
4. "Titular no Dérbi, Matheus Donelli é o goleiro mais jovem a estrear pelo Corinthians em 46 anos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
5. "Matheus Donelli ganha a Luva de Ouro da Copa do Mundo Sub-17". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
6. "Convocados da seleção brasileira para o Pan: veja a lista de Ramon Menezes". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
7. "Nos pênaltis, Brasil bate o Chile e leva medalha de ouro no Pan 2023". www.lance.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
8. "Chile 1 x 1 Brasil | Jogos Pan-Americanos - Futebol masculino: melhores momentos". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
9. "Seleção Masculina Sub-23 é convocada para o Torneio Pré-Olímpico". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
10. Matheus Donelli at Soccerway

External links

• Corinthians profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)