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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.

For the Brazilian football goalkeeper, see Matheus Cunha (footballer, born 2001).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos Carneiro and the second or paternal family name is Cunha.
Matheus Cunha
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 23)
Place of birth João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2017 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 40 (6)
National team‡
2019– Brazil U23 24 (21)
2021– Brazil 8 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Cunha played youth football in Brazil for Coritiba. At the age of 18, he moved to Europe to join Swiss club Sion. He then played for Bundesliga clubs RB Leipzig and Hertha BSC, before joining Atlético in August 2021.

Cunha won a gold medal with the Brazil under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut in September 2021.


Early life


Cunha was born in the city of João Pessoa, Brazil.[3] As a child he played futsal for a club in Recife, before switching to football.[4]


Club career



FC Sion


Cunha played youth football for Coritiba, before joining Swiss club Sion at the age of 18 in July 2017, after impressing scouts at the Dallas Cup youth tournament.[3] In May 2018, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over FC Thun.[5]


RB Leipzig


On 24 June 2018, Cunha joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year-deal.[6] He scored his maiden Bundesliga goal against his future club Hertha BSC, to mark a 3–0 win in November 2018.[7] He scored a goal against Bayer Leverkusen in April 2019 that won the Bundesliga Goal of the Month award,[8] and was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award.[4] He finished the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League season with 6 goals.


Hertha BSC


On 31 January 2020, Hertha BSC announced the signing of Cunha.[9]


Atlético Madrid


On 25 August 2021, he joined Atlético Madrid on a five-year contract.[10] He scored his first goal against Levante UD to seal a 2–2 draw.


International career



Under-23 team


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, thus securing qualification to the Olympics for the Brazil team with the latter performance. On 17 June 2021, he was named in Brazil's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11] In August 2021, he won a gold medal with Brazil at the Olympics, having scored 3 goals in 5 appearances at the tournament.[12] Overall, Cunha has scored 21 goals in 24 games for the under-23 team.[13]


Senior team


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.[14][15]

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.[16]


Career statistics



Club


As of match played 12 November 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sion 2017–18 Swiss Super League 2910102[lower-alpha 1]0—3210
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 2522112[lower-alpha 1]6—399
2019–20 Bundesliga 100102[lower-alpha 2]0—130
Total 35231146—529
Hertha BSC 2019–20 Bundesliga 11500——115
2020–21 Bundesliga 27711——288
2021–22 Bundesliga 1000——10
Total 391211——4013
Atlético Madrid 2021–22 La Liga 296215[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0377
2022–23 La Liga 110105[lower-alpha 2]0—170
Total 4063110010547
Career total 14330832661017839
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International


As of match played 23 September 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202140
202240
Total80

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. "Matheus Santos Carneiro Da Cunha". laliga.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "Aos 18 anos, paraibano vira sensação do futebol suíço após se destacar pelo Coxa". globoesporte.globo.com. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. "Indicado ao Puskas, Matheus Cunha faz sua campanha: "Estou chamando o Brasil inteiro pra votar"". globoesporte.globo.com. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. "Aos 18 anos, Matheus Cunha é o artilheiro brasileiro na Suíça". globoesporte.globo.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. "RB Leipzig's Samba speedster Matheus Cunha hot on the trail of Timo Werner". Bundesliga. 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. "Timo Werner scores twice as RB Leipzig see off Hertha Berlin in the capital". bundesliga.com. 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. "Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery wins Goal of the Month for May". bundesliga.com. 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Matheus Cunha" (in German). Hertha BSC. 31 January 2020.
  10. "He Has Signed a Five-Year Contract: Welcome, Cunha!". Atlético Madrid. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  11. "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. "Official: Atletico Madrid sign Matheus Cunha". marca.com. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  13. "Matheus Cunha". ogol.com.br. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  14. "Tite convoca a Seleção Brasileira para a estreia nas Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  15. "Matheus Cunha está convocado para a Seleção Brasileira" (in Portuguese). CBF. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  16. "Chile v Brazil game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  17. Matheus Cunha at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  18. "Matheus Cunha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  19. "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com.
  20. "Récompenses de la dernière édition du Festival". festival-foot-espoirs.com.



На других языках

[de] Matheus Cunha

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha (* 27. Mai 1999 in João Pessoa) ist ein brasilianischer Fußballspieler, der seit August 2021 bei Atlético Madrid unter Vertrag steht.
- [en] Matheus Cunha

[es] Matheus Cunha

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha (João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil, 27 de mayo de 1999), conocido deportivamente como Matheus Cunha, es un futbolista brasileño, juega como delantero y su club es el Atlético de Madrid de la Primera División de España.[1]

[fr] Matheus Cunha

Matheus Cunha, né le 27 mai 1999 à João Pessoa, est un footballeur international brésilien qui évolue au poste d'attaquant à l'Atlético de Madrid.

[it] Matheus Cunha

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha, noto semplicemente come Matheus Cunha (João Pessoa, 27 maggio 1999), è un calciatore brasiliano, attaccante dell’Atlético Madrid e della nazionale brasiliana.

[ru] Кунья, Матеус

Матеус Сантос Карнеиро Да Кунья (порт. Matheus Santos Carneiro Da Cunha; род. 27 мая 1999[1], Жуан-Песоа[2]) — бразильский футболист, выступающий за испанский клуб «Атлетико Мадрид» и сборной Бразилии. Играет на позиции центрального нападающего, также может сыграть в роли оттянутого нападающего или правого вингера. Чемпион Олимпийских игр 2020 года в Токио.


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