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Matheus Galdezani
Personal information
Full name	Matheus Galdezani
Date of birth	13 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Limeira, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Inter de Limeira
Number	25
Youth career
2008–2009	Rio Branco-SP
2009–2011	Desportivo Brasil
2012	Paulista
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Desportivo Brasil
2012–2013	Paulista
2014	Juventude
2015	Rio Claro
2015–2017	Mirassol
2015	→ Sport Recife (loan)
2016	→ CRB (loan)
2017	→ Coritiba (loan)
2017–2021	Coritiba
2018	→ Atlético Mineiro (loan)
2019	→ Internacional (loan)
2021	→ Bahia (loan)
2022	→ Inter de Limeira
2022	Avaí
2023	Ferroviária
2023	Remo
2024	Inter de Limeira
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2023

Matheus Galdezani (born 13 March 1992) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Inter de Limeira.

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] but suffered a knee injury in the day of his presentation and only returned to training in November; he left in December without playing a single match.^[9]

Galdezani spent the 2020 playing for his parent club Coritiba, suffering relegation from the top tier. On 19 March 2021, he signed for Bahia also in a temporary deal.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2021^[11]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Conmebol		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Desportivo Brasil	2010	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2011	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Paulista	2012	Paulista	—		0	0	—		—		11^[a]	0	11	0
	2013	Paulista	—		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 Recife	2015	Série A	1	0	—		—		0	0	—		1	0
CRB	2016	Série B	34	4	13	3	2	0	—		6^[b]	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
	2020	Série A	24	1	13	0	1	0	—		—		38	1
	Total		54	2	25	0	2	0	—		—		81	2
Atlético Mineiro (loan)	2018	Série A	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		24	1
Internacional (loan)	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Bahia (loan)	2021	Série A	11	0	0	0	4	0	4^[c]	0	6^[b]	0	25	0
Career total			136	7	74	5	9	0	4	0	23	0	246	12

^ All appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
^ ^a ^b All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
^ All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

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.
^ "Sem jogar, Matheus Galdezani encerra empréstimo ao Inter e volta ao Coritiba para 2020" [Without playing, Matheus Galdezani ends loan at Inter and returns to Coritiba for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Galdezani" (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ Matheus Galdezani at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2017.