Matheus Cunha

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos Carneiro and the second or paternal family name is Cunha.
Matheus Cunha
Matheus Cunha em 2021.jpg
Cunha with Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 19
Youth career
Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sion 29 (10)
2018–2020 RB Leipzig 35 (2)
2020–2021 Hertha BSC 39 (12)
2021– Atlético Madrid 20 (5)
National team‡
2019– Brazil U23 24 (21)
2021– Brazil 6 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:28, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2022

Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha (born 27 May 1999), commonly known as Matheus Cunha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Brazil national team.

Early life[]

Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha was born in 27 May 1999, He was born in the city of João Pessoa, Brazil. His mother, Luziana Cunha was Afro-Brazilian and his dad Carmelo Cunha was White. As a child he would hide from his dad after school to play football, where he would often play against other kids years older than him.

Club career[]

FC Sion[]

Cunha joined FC Sion from Coritiba in 2017. He finished his first season in the Swiss club in style with 10 league goals. He later helped them qualify for the Europa League.

RB Leipzig[]

On 24 June 2018, Cunha joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year-deal. He scored against his later club Hertha BSC to score his maiden goal and mark a 3:0 win. He finished the 2018-19 UEFA Europa League with 6 goals. He also scored a goal that would be voted Bundesliga goal of the month and nominated for the Puskas Award.[2]

Hertha BSC[]

On 31 January 2020, Hertha BSC announced the signing of Matheus Cunha on a four-and-a-half-year deal. He featured in 40 league and cup matches for the latter, having scored ten himself, setting up 13 goals.[3]

Atletico Madrid[]

On 25 August 2021, he joined Atletico Madrid on a 5-year deal. He scored his first goal against Levante UD to seal a 2-2 draw.[4]

International career[]

With Brazil's under-23 team, Cunha was the top scorer of the 2019 Toulon Tournament and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, winning the former and finishing as runner-up in the latter. On 17 June 2021, he was named in the squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] On 28 July, Cunha scored his 19th goal for Brazil's under-23s in a 3–1 group stage win over Saudi Arabia, overtaking Ronaldinho's record as the side's all-time top scorer.[6]

In September 2020, Cunha was called up to the senior Brazil squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bolivia and Peru on 9 and 13 October 2020, respectively.[7][8]

On 7 August 2021 he won the gold medal with Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics.

He made his debut for the senior national team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile, a 1–0 away victory. He substituted Gabriel Barbosa in the 78th minute.[9]

During a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ecuador he received a violent tackle to the chest.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 February 2022[10][11]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sion 2017–18 Swiss Super League 29 10 1 0 2[a] 0 — 32 10
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 25 2 2 1 12[a] 6 — 39 9
2019–20 Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 2[b] 0 — 13 0
Total 35 2 3 1 14 6 — 52 9
Hertha BSC 2019–20 Bundesliga 11 5 0 0 — — 11 5
2020–21 Bundesliga 27 7 1 1 — — 28 8
2021–22 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 39 12 1 1 — — 40 13
Atlético Madrid 2021–22 La Liga 20 5 2 1 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 26 6
Career total 123 29 7 3 19 6 1 0 150 38
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International[]

As of match played 1 February 2022[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2021 4 0
2022 2 0
Total 6 0

Honours[]

International[]

Brazil U23

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "CONMEBOL PREOLÍMPICO COLOMBIA 2020 LISTA DE JUGADORES/LISTA DE JOGADORES" (PDF). Conmebol.com (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "RB Leipzig's Samba speedster Matheus Cunha hot on the trail of Timo Werner". Bundesliga. 2018.
  3. ^ "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Matheus Cunha" (in German). Hertha BSC. 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ "He Has Signed a Five-Year Contract: Welcome, Cunha!". Atletico Madrid. 2021.
  5. ^ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia 1 - 3 Brazil". FIFA. 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Tite convoca a Seleção Brasileira para a estreia nas Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Matheus Cunha está convocado para a Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). CBF. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Chile v Brazil game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Matheus Cunha". ogol. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  11. ^ Matheus Cunha at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Matheus Cunha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  14. ^ "Récompenses de la dernière édition du Festival". festival-foot-espoirs.com.

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