Denis César de Matos

Denis César de Matos (14 April 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Gil Vicente F.C. as a goalkeeper.

Denis

Personal information
Full name	Denis César de Matos
Date of birth	14 April 1987
Place of birth	Jaú, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Gil Vicente
Number	33
Youth career
2002–2006	Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Ponte Preta	38	(0)
2009–2017	São Paulo	83	(0)
2018–2019	Figueirense	46	(0)
2019–	Gil Vicente	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:27, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

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 backup, 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.

Career statistics

As of 10 April 2017[3]

Club	Season	Série A		Copa do Brasil		Continental Competitions^1		Other Tournaments^2		Total		Friendlies		Overall Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ponte Preta[4]	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.

² Includes matches and goals in Campeonato Paulista.

Honours

São Paulo

• Copa Sudamericana: 2012
• Florida Cup: 2017

Figueirense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2018

References

1. 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)
2. Portuguesa 0 x 2 São Paulo (Portuguesa 0–2 São Paulo); Blog do Mauro Beting, 25 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
3. Denis César de Matos at Soccerway
4. Campeonatos (Tournaments) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine; PontePreta.net. Retrieved on 27 March 2014. (in Portuguese)

External links

• São Paulo official profile (in Portuguese)
• Denis César de Matos at Sambafoot