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Robson Matheus Tomé de Araújo Benegas (born 18 May 2002), known as Robson Matheus, is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Always Ready | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Corinthians | ||
| 2016–2017 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2017–2021 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2021–2022 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2022 | Ibrachina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Always Ready | 36 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Bolivia U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bolivia | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 30 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra to a Bolivian mother and Brazilian father, Robson moved to Brazil at the age of ten, and started playing for Corinthians.[2] In 2018, after a short period at Portuguesa, he moved to Palmeiras.
In June 2021, Robson Matheus (also nicknamed Bolívia at the time) signed for Cruzeiro and was assigned to the under-20 team.[3] In August 2022, after being released by the latter side,[4] he agreed to a deal with Ibrachina.
In December 2022, Robson Matheus signed for Club Always Ready.[5] He spent the entire 2023 season without featuring for the main squad, before making the pre-season with the club for the 2024 season.
Robson Matheus made his senior league debut for Always Ready on 17 February 2024, against Universitario de Vinto.[6] 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 US$ 5,000 was doubled to US$ 10,000 after he initially refused; the call came from a Paraguayan number.[7][8]
Robson Matheus scored his first senior goal on 18 September 2024, netting his team's second in a 3–3 away draw against San Antonio Bulo Bulo. In the following three months, he would score a further ten goals, finishing the year as the club's top scorer.
In 2019, Robson Matheus was called up to the Bolivia national under-17 team whilst he was in the youth academy at Palmeiras.[9] He received his first call-up to the full side in March 2024, for two friendlies against Algeria and Andorra.[10]
Robson Matheus made his full international debut on 25 March 2024, starting in a 1–0 win over Andorra.[11][12] In June, he was included in Antônio Carlos Zago's preliminary 29-man squad for the 2024 Copa América,[13] being also included in the final list.[14] However, he failed to make a single appearance in the competition.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Always Ready | 2023 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 36 | 11 | — | 12[a] | 1 | 48 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 48 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
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