Matheus Bianqui

Matheus Bianqui
Personal information
Full name	Matheus Henrique Bianqui
Date of birth	31 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ribeirão Claro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Coritiba; (on loan from Maringá)
Number	18
Youth career
2015–2017	Grêmio Ourinhos [pt]
2017–2018	Londrina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Londrina
2022–	Maringá
2022	→ Chapecoense (loan)
2023–	→ Coritiba (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 1 June 2023 (UTC)

Matheus Henrique Bianqui (born 31 January 1998) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Coritiba, on loan from Maringá.

Club career

Born in Ribeirão Claro, Paraná, Bianqui joined Londrina's youth setup in March 2017, from Grêmio Ourinhos [pt], and signed a professional contract with the club in October of that year.^[1] He made his first team debut on 20 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcinho in a 0–0 Campeonato Paranaense away draw against Cianorte.^[2]

Bianqui scored his first senior goal on 24 January 2019, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over Cascavel CR.^[3] He became a regular starter during the 2020 season, as the club achieved promotion from the Série C.

On 17 December 2021, Bianqui signed a contract with Maringá until the end of 2025, after the club bought 50% of his economic rights.^[4] The following 8 April, he was announced at Chapecoense on loan for the remainder of the year.^[5]

Back to Maringá for the 2023 season,^[6] Bianqui was a regular starter as the club reached the 2023 Campeonato Paranaense finals. On 19 April, he and teammates Marcos Vinícius and Vilar were loaned to Série A side Coritiba until the end of the year.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2023.^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Londrina	2019	Série B	10	1	8	2	1	0	—		—		19	3
	2020	Série C	18	2	8	2	1	0	—		—		27	4
	2021	Série B	30	2	17	3	—		—		—		47	5
	Total		58	5	33	7	2	0	—		—		93	12
Maringá	2022	Paranaense	—		16	1	—		—		—		16	1
	2023	Série D	0	0	14	2	3	0	—		—		17	2
	Total		0	0	30	3	3	0	—		—		33	3
Chapecoense (loan)	2022	Série B	31	4	—		—		—		—		31	4
Coritiba (loan)	2023	Série A	4	0	—		—		—		—		4	0
Career total			93	9	63	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	161	19

References

^ "Matheus Bianqui ex-Grêmio Ourinhos assina contrato profissional com o Londrina E.C." [Matheus Bianqui formerly of Grêmio Ourinhos signs professional contract with Londrina E.C.] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Repórter na Rua. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Matheus Bianqui ganha elogios de Alemão após estreia no Londrina: "Entra e muda o jogo"" [Matheus Bianqui receives praise from Alemão after debut at Londrina: "He comes in and changes the match"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Com dois gols contra, Londrina bate o Cascavel CR e vence a primeira no Paranaense" [With two own goals, Londrina defeat Cascavel CR and win the first one in the Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Matheus Bianqui deixa o Londrina e reforça o Maringá no Campeonato Paranaense" [Matheus Bianqui leaves Londrina and bolsters Maringá in the Campeonato Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Chapecoense anuncia mais dois reforços para disputa da Série B: Matheus Bianqui e Jonathan" [Chapecoense announce two more additions for the Série B: Matheus Bianqui and Jonathan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Maringá confirma o retorno do meia Matheus Bianqui após empréstimo à Chapecoense" [Maringá confirm the return of the midfielder Matheus Bianqui after loan to Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ "Nota oficial – Empréstimo dos atletas Vilar, Bianqui e Marcos Vínicius ao Coritiba" [Official note – Loan of athletes Vilar, Bianqui and Marcos Vinícius to Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Maringá FC. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
^ Matheus Bianqui at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2023.