Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matheus Bonifácio Saldanha Marinho | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Uberaba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Partizan | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Santos | |||
2016–2019 | Audax | ||
2018–2019 | → Bahia (loan) | ||
2019 | Bahia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020–2022 | Bahia | 29 | (3) |
2021 | → JEF United Chiba (loan) | 31 | (3) |
2022–2023 | JEF United Chiba | 16 | (1) |
2022 | → Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2023 | → Neftçi (loan) | 17 | (5) |
2023–2024 | Partizan | 27 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 |
Matheus Bonifácio Saldanha Marinho (born 19 August 1999), commonly known as Matheus Saldanha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serbian club Partizan.
Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Saldanha joined Bahia's youth setup in 2018, initially on loan from Audax. [1] [2] On 1 July 2019, after impressing with the under-20 side, he was bought outright and signed a permanent three-year contract. [3]
Saldanha was promoted to the first team for the 2020 season, and made his senior debut on 22 January of that year by starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Baiano away draw against Juazeirense. [4] He scored his first senior goal on 9 February, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away win against Jacobina. [5]
Saldanha made his Série A on 12 August 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rossi in a 1–0 home win against Coritiba. [6] His first goal in the category occurred on 16 September, as he scored his team's second in a 2–3 away loss against Corinthians. [7]
In 2021, Saldanha joined to J2 club, JEF United Chiba on loan transfer. One year later, he was announcement officially permanently transfer to JEF United Chiba has been confirmed after a season as loan player from EC Bahia.
In 2022, Saldanha loaned again to Chinese Super League club, Chengdu Rongcheng for during mid 2022 season. He leave from the club after a half season at Chengdu expiration contract.
He returned to JEF United Chiba for the 2023 season. [8]
On 28 July 2023, Saldanha signed a four-year contract with Serbian club Partizan for a reported fee of €1.3 million. Just one day later, Saldanha scored a goal on his debut in a 3–3 draw away at TSC. [9] A week later, Saldanha scored his second goal in a 2–0 win over Vojvodina. [10] In the third qualifying round for the UEFA Europa Conference League, Saldanha scored one goal in the two-legged tie against Sabah. [11] On 27 August, Saldanha scored his third SuperLiga goal in a 3–1 win against Javor. [12] In September and October, Saldanha continued his good form by scoring 6 goals and providing 3 assists. On 20 December 2023, Saldanha scored the winning goal in the 171st Eternal derby in a 2–1 win against arch rivals Red Star. [13] Saldanha scored against Red Star again at the Rajko Mitić Stadium on 9 March 2024, as Red Star and Partizan drew 2–2 in the 172nd Eternal derby. [14] Saldanha finished the 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga having played 27 games and scored 17 goals, becoming its joint top scorer.
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bahia | 2020 | Série A | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 34 | 3 |
JEF United Chiba (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 31 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
JEF United Chiba | 2022 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
JEF United Chiba | 2023 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Neftçi (loan) | 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 17 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
Partizan | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 27 | 17 | — | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 18 | ||
Total | 127 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 33 |
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