Charles (footballer, born 1996)

Charles Rigon Mattos (born 19 June 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Ceará as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Rigon and the second or paternal family name is Matos.
Charles
Charles in 2017
Personal information
Full name Charles Rigon Mattos[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996
Place of birth Santiago, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ceará
Number 35
Youth career
Santo Ângelo
2015–2017 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Santo Ângelo
2017–2019 Internacional 19 (0)
2019 → Sport Recife (loan) 34 (2)
2020– Ceará 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:34, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Santiago, Charles graduated from the youth academy of Santo Ângelo and was promoted to the senior team in 2015. He started the season as an attacking midfielder and later switched to the right back position.[1][2]

Internacional

On 11 June 2015, Charles moved to Internacional and was assigned to the youth team.[1] In 2016, while playing for Internacional B, he won the Copa FGF.[3][4]

On 1 February 2017, Charles made his senior debut by coming on as a 39th minute substitute for Anselmo in a 2–1 win against Brasil de Pelotas, in Primeira Liga.[5] Seven days later, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against Fluminense, in the same competition.[6]

On 2 March 2017, Charles' contract was extended until 2020.[7]

Sport Recife (loan)

On 16 January 2019, Charles was loaned out to Sport Recife on a one-year contract.[8][9]

Ceará

Ceará confirmed on 31 December 2019, that they had acquired 50% of Charles' rights for 3 million R$, where the remaining 50% belonged to Internacional.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played on 28 January 2019
Club Season League State League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2017[11] Série B 17070313[lower-alpha 1]1302
2018[11] Série A 2050000070
Total 1901203131372
Sport Recife (loan) 2019[11] Série B 002100—21
Career total 1901413131393
  1. Appearances in Primeira Liga

References
  1. "Santo Ângelo revela jovens promessas" [Santo Ângelo reveals young promises] (in Portuguese). Peleia FC. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. "Ex-jogador do Santo Ângelo é promessa no Internacional" [Former Santo Angelo player promises at Internacional] (in Portuguese). Jornal o Revista Mensageiro. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "Charles Matos conquista a Super Copa Gaúcha com o Internacional B" [Charles Matos wins the Super Gaucho Cup with Internacional B] (in Portuguese). Radio Santo Ângelo. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. "Esporte: Santiaguense Charles Rigon Matos poderá atuar no time principal do Internacional" [Sport: Santiaguense Charles Rigon Matos could play in the main team of the Internacional] (in Portuguese). Rafael Nemitz. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. "Após estreia, Zago freia euforia com Charles: "Comentários eram mentira"" [After his debut, Zago braces euphoria with Charles: "Comments were a lie"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Charles decide, Inter vence Flu e assume liderança na Primeira Liga" [Charles decides, Inter wins Flu and takes leadership in the Primeira Liga] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "Inter renova contrato e amplia vínculo com volante Charles até 2020" [Inter renews contract and broadens link with Charles by 2020] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. "Charles chega ao Recife para assinar com Sport; clube aguarda Athletico liberar Cleberson" [Charles arrives in Recife to sign with Sport; club awaits Athletico to free Cleberson] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. "Charles é apresentado à imprensa no CT" [Charles is presented to the press in the CT] (in Portuguese). Sport Recife. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. Ceará anuncia contratação do volante Charles, globoesporte.globo.com, 31 December 2019
  11. "Charles". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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