Denis_César_de_Matos
Denis (footballer, born 1987)
Brazilian footballer
Denis César de Matos (14 April 1987), known as just Denis, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Sport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis César de Matos | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Jaú, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sport | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Ponte Preta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Ponte Preta | 38 | (0) |
| 2009–2017 | São Paulo | 83 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Figueirense | 46 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Gil Vicente | 66 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Aris | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sport | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:35, 7 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Denis was born in Jaú, São Paulo. A Ponte Preta youth graduate, he was promoted to the main squad in 2006, but was third-choice (behind Jean and Aranha). He made his first team debut on 24 February 2007, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Grêmio Barueri for the Campeonato Paulista championship.
Denis appeared regularly during that year's Série B, mainly profiting from Aranha's injury. He would spend the rest of his spell as a backup, however.
Denis moved to São Paulo on 22 January 2009.[1] He made his debut for the club three days later, replacing injured Rogério Ceni in a 2–0 away win against Portuguesa.[2] He would spend his first two years behind Ceni and Bosco.
In 2011 Denis was promoted to back up, after Bosco's retirement. In the following year, after profiting from Ceni's serious injury, he appeared regularly for Tricolor, but was again backup after the latter's recovery.
Aris
On 2 July 2021, Greek Super League club Aris announced he signed a two-year contract with the club.[3]
On 22 July 2021, Denis made his debut for Aris on a 2-0 away loss against Astana fc for the 2nd play off round of Conference League
- As of 10 April 2017[4]
| Club | Season | Série A | Copa do Brasil | Continental Competitions1 |
Other Tournaments2 |
Total | Friendlies | Overall Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ponte Preta[5] | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| São Paulo | 2009 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 83 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 177 | 0 | |
| Career Totals | 121 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 222 | 0 | |
1 Includes matches and goals in Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana.
- São Paulo
- Figueirense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2018
- Goleiro Denis admite: ´É o momento mais importante da minha carreira` (Goalkeeper Denis admits: 'It is the most important moment of my career'); Globo Esporte, 22 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
- Portuguesa 0 x 2 São Paulo (Portuguesa 0–2 São Paulo) Archived 2014-10-28 at the Wayback Machine; Blog do Mauro Beting, 25 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
- "Ανακοίνωσε Ντένις ο Άρης" [Aris announced Denis]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- Campeonatos (Tournaments) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine; PontePreta.net. Retrieved on 27 March 2014. (in Portuguese)
- São Paulo official profile (in Portuguese)
- Denis at Sambafoot