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Robson Matheus Tomé de Araújo Benegas (born 18 May 2002) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Always Ready and the Bolivia national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robson Matheus Tomé de Araújo Benegas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Always Ready | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Corinthians | ||
| 2016-2017 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2017-2021 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2021-2022 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Always Ready | 22 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bolivia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bolivia | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 10 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
He was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. He has dual Brazilian and Bolivian nationality due to having a Bolivian mother and Brazilian father. He moved to Brazil at 10 years-old and started playing for Corinthians after which he went to Portuguesa. He was playing in the youth teams of Palmeiras prior to being signed by Cruzeiro for their under-20 side in June 2021, when he was 19 years-old. When he was playing in Brazil he went by the nickname 'Bolivia'.[2]
In December 2022, he signed for Club Always Ready.[3] He made his senior league debut for Always Ready on 17 February 2024 against Universitario de Vinto.[4]
In April 2024 he reported a rejected spot-fixing offer he refused to deliberately earn a booking during a Copa Sudamericana tie against Defensa y Justicia. He said that an initial offer of $5000 was doubled to $10,000 after he initially refused. The call was from a Paraguayan number.[5][6]
In 2019, he was called up to the Bolivia U17 side whilst he was in the youth academy at SE Palmeiras.[7] He was called up to the Bolivia national football team for their March 2024 friendly matches.[8] He made his senior debut on 25 March 2024 against Andorra.[9][10]
International
- As of 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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