Matheus Hanauer Bertotto (born 15 June 1993) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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Career

Pedrabranca

Born in

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, Bertotto began his career in the youth ranks of Pedrabranca Futebol Clube. In 2011, he trained with

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but the move fell through due to his lack of an EU passport. He also played friendlies for

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in Argentina. He was loaned to

Resende Futebol Clube Resende Futebol Clube, commonly known as Resende, is a Brazilian professional football club in Resende, Rio de Janeiro. The team compete in Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of the Rio de Janeiro state football league. History On June 6, 1909, ...

in the

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; initially an unused substitute on 29 January in a 3–2 win over

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at the

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, three days later he made his professional debut by replacing Emerson for the final 29 minutes of a 3–0 loss at

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. He made eleven more appearances over the campaign as Resende finished fifth and qualified for the next year's

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Internacional

On returning to Pedrabranca, Bertotto was loaned to

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, one of the giants of his state, and helped them win the 2013 U-20 Cup, scoring once in the final against

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. Despite interest from

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, this loan was made permanent, with Bertotto signing a five-year deal; Inter paid R$500,000 for 50% of his economic rights. He was an unused substitute for Inter on 18 January 2014, in the first game of the year's

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

, but made no further matchday appearances for the eventual champions. He made his debut for the ''Colorado'' on 16 August, replacing Rafael Moura for the final five minutes of a 1–0 win at

Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube is a Brazilian sports club, best known for its association football team, located in the city of Goiânia, capital city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Goiás has won Brazilian's second tier Série B twice, also 28 Camp ...

in the year's

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; he totalled nine appearances, five of which starts. At the start of the following year, he made two appearances as the team defended their Gaúcho title.

Honours

;Internacional *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertotto, Matheus 1993 births Living people Footballers from Porto Alegre Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Resende Futebol Clube players Sport Club Internacional players Joinville Esporte Clube players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural players Esporte Clube Juventude players Londrina Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players