Matheus Donelli

{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (born 2002)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Portuguese name|Planelles|Donelli}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matheus Donelli

| image = Série A1 Bragantino 1x0 Corinthians (52633088383) - Matheus Donelli.jpg

| caption = Donelli with Corinthians in 2023

| fullname = Matheus Planelles Donelli

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|05|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| height = 1.87m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Corinthians

| clubnumber = 32

| youthyears1 = 2010–2020

| youthclubs1 = Corinthians

| years1 = 2020–

| clubs1 = Corinthians

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Brazil U17

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2023

| nationalteam2 = Brazil U23

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 23:10, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 4 November 2023

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{Medal|W|2023 Santiago|}}

}}

Matheus Planelles Donelli (born 17 May 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Corinthians.

Early life

Matheus Donelli was born in São Paulo. He started his career in the youth categories of Corinthians in 2010, playing futsal. He later transitioned to football and joined the under-15 and under-17 teams.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-06 |language=pt-BR |title=Filho do Terrão, Matheus Donelli completa 20 anos nesta terça-feira |url=https://www.corinthians.com.br/noticias/filho-do-terrao-matheus-donelli-completa-20-anos-nesta-terca-feira |website=Sport Club Corinthians Paulista}} After an excellent season in 2019, he was included in the squad for the following year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, where he reached the semifinals.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-06 |language=pt-br |title=Internacional 3 x 1 Corinthians {{!}} Copa SP de Futebol Júnior: melhores momentos |url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/tem-esporte/futebol/copa-sp-de-futebol-junior/jogo/21-01-2020/internacional-corinthians.ghtml |website=ge}}

Club career

In July 2020, with the return of training after the COVID-19 pandemic, he was promoted to the professional squad by Tiago Nunes. Soon after, his contract was renewed until the end of 2024.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-06 |date=2021-05-17 |first=Maria |last=Beatriz |title=Recém-promovido, Matheus Donelli completa 19 anos nesta segunda |url=https://centraldotimao.com.br/recem-promovido-matheus-donelli-completa-19-anos-nesta-segunda/ |website=Central do Timão - Notícias do Corinthians}}

He made his debut for Corinthians on March 3, 2021, in a 2-2 draw against Palmeiras, at the Neo Química Arena, in the 2021 Campeonato Paulista.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-06 |date=2021-03-04 |language=pt-br |title=Titular no Dérbi, Matheus Donelli é o goleiro mais jovem a estrear pelo Corinthians em 46 anos |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/corinthians/noticia/noticias-corinthians-matheus-donelli-goleiro-mais-jovem-estreia-46-anos.ghtml |website=ge}}

International career

= Under-17 =

In 2019, he was champion of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he also won the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-06 |language=pt-BR |title=Matheus Donelli ganha a Luva de Ouro da Copa do Mundo Sub-17 |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/noticias/copa-mundo-sub17/matheus-donelli-ganha-a-luva-de-ouro-da-copa-do-mundo-sub-17 |website=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol}}

= Under-23 =

On September 22, 2023, he was called up to the Brazilian Under-23 team to compete in the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-07 |date=2023-09-22 |language=pt-br |title=Convocados da seleção brasileira para o Pan: veja a lista de Ramon Menezes |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2023/09/22/convocados-da-selecao-brasileira-para-o-pan-veja-a-lista-de-ramon-menezes.ghtml |website=ge}} On November 4, he won the gold medal after the Brazilian team defeated Chile on penalties 4-2.{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-07 |language=pt-br |title=Nos pênaltis, Brasil bate o Chile e leva medalha de ouro no Pan 2023 |url=https://www.lance.com.br/futebol-internacional/nos-penaltis-brasil-leva-medalha-de-ouro-contra-o-chile-no-pan-2023.html |website=www.lance.com.br}}{{cite web |access-date=2023-11-07 |language=pt-br |title=Chile 1 x 1 Brasil {{!}} Jogos Pan-Americanos - Futebol masculino: melhores momentos |url=https://ge.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/jogo/04-11-2023/chile-brasil.ghtml |website=ge}} On December 21, he was called up to compete in the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.{{cite web |access-date=2024-01-02 |language=pt-BR |title=Seleção Masculina Sub-23 é convocada para o Torneio Pré-Olímpico |url=https://www.cbf.com.br/selecao-brasileira/olimpica/brasileira/selecao-masculina-sub-23-e-convocada-para-o-torneio-pre-olimpico |website=Confederação Brasileira de Futebol}}

Honours

= Individual =

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|19 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|matheus-planelles-donelli/639996}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|State League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Corinthians

|2021

|rowspan="5"|Série A

|1

03{{efn|name=CP|Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista}}0001{{efn|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana|name=CS}}0colspan="2"|—50
2022

|3

02{{efn|name=CP}}00000colspan="2"|—50
2023

|0

0000000colspan="2"|—00
2024

|7

0000000colspan="2"|—70
2025

|5

0400020colspan="2"|—110
colspan="3"|Career total

!16

090003000280

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