Matheus Cunha

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For the Brazilian football goalkeeper, see Matheus Cunha (footballer, born 2001).

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Santos Carneiro and the second or paternal family name is Cunha.

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Matheus Cunha
File:Matheus Cunha (cropped) 20180920 Fussball, UEFA Europa League, RB Leipzig - FC Salzburg by Stepro StP 7968 (cropped).jpg
Cunha with RB Leipzig in 2018
Personal information
Full name Matheus Santos Carneiro Cunha[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 12
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)
2023– → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 17 (2)
International career‡
2019–2021 Brazil U23 24 (21)
2021– Brazil 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 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 Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and the Brazil national team.

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, the Brazilian arriving for a fee of €18 Million.[9]

File:Matheus Cunha (cropped) Wolves vs West Ham United Full Time.jpg
Cunha with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2023

Atlético Madrid

On 25 August 2021, he joined Atlético Madrid on a five-year contract for a fee of €30 Million.[10] He scored his first goal against Levante UD to seal a 2–2 draw.[11]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 1 January 2023, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season,[12] with the move becoming permanent in the summer of 2023 should certain stipulations in the loan agreement be met.[13]

International career

File:Matheus Cunha em 2021.jpg
Cunha with Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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.[14] In August 2021, he won a gold medal with Brazil at the Olympics, having scored 3 goals in 5 appearances at the tournament.[15] Overall, Cunha has scored 21 goals in 24 games for the under-23 team.[16]

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.[17][18]

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.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sion 2017–18 Swiss Super League 29 10 1 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 32 10
RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 25 2 2 1 — 12[lower-alpha 1] 6 — 39 9
2019–20 Bundesliga 10 0 1 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 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 29 6 2 1 — 5[lower-alpha 2] 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 37 7
2022–23 La Liga 11 0 1 0 — 5[lower-alpha 2] 0 — 17 0
Total 40 6 3 1 — 10 0 1 0 54 7
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 17 2 2 0 1 0 — — 20 2
Career total 160 32 10 3 1 0 26 6 1 0 198 41
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 23 September 2022[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2021 4 0
2022 4 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Brazil U23

Individual

References

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  20. ↑ Matheus Cunha at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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