Matheus Dória Macedo (born 8 November 1994), commonly known as Dória, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club Santos Laguna.

Club career

Botafogo

Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Dória joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2009 at the age of 14. Promoted to the first team due to the injury of Brinner in January 2012, he made his professional – and Série A – debut on 27 May of that year, starting in a 3–2 away win over Cokaritiba. On 27 October Dória scored his first professional goal, scoring the first in a 4–0 home routing of Atlético Goianiense. He finished his first professional season with 20 appearances, as his side finished seventh. In the 2013 campaign, Dória was an undisputed starter for ''Bota'', appearing in 30 league matches and scoring one goal as his side qualified to

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after a 17-year absence.

Marseille

On 1 September 2014 Dória signed a five-year deal with

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for a reported fee of €7 million. He failed to make a first-team appearance following his arrival, being subsequently assigned to the reserves in

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Loans to São Paulo and Granada

On 6 February 2015 Dória joined

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, on loan until June. After appearing regularly, he moved to La Liga side Granada CF on 31 August, also in a temporary deal.

International career

Dória made his debut for Brazil on 6 April 2013, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a 4–0 win over

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. In June 2013, he was called to the Brazil U20 team as captain of the team who won the

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Honours

Botafogo *

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Brazil U20 * Toulon Tournament:

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Individual *

Best XI: Guardianes 2021 *

Best Defender:

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All-Star:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doria 1994 births Living people People from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazil international footballers Brazil youth international footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players São Paulo FC players Ligue 1 players Olympique de Marseille players La Liga players Granada CF footballers Süper Lig players Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Santos Laguna footballers Liga MX players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Mexico Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)