Matheus Bonifácio Saldanha Marinho (born 19 August 1999), commonly known as Saldanha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng, on loan from JEF United Chiba.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Bonifácio Saldanha Marinho | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Uberaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Chengdu Rongcheng (on loan from JEF United Chiba) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santos | |||
| 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– | JEF United Chiba | 16 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Chengdu Rongcheng (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July, 2022 | |||
Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Saldanha joined Bahia's youth setup in 2018, initially on loan from Audax.[1] On 1 July 2019, after impressing with the under-20 side, he was bought outright and signed a permanent three-year contract.[2]
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.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 9 February, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away win against Jacobina.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
Bahia
JEF United Chiba – current squad | |
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