Mateus Lucena dos Santos (30 August 1994 – 28 November 2016), commonly known as Caramelo, was a Brazilian professional

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who played for Chapecoense on loan from

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as a

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. Caramelo was one of the victims when

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crashed on 28 November 2016.

Club career

Mogi Mirim

Born in

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, Caramelo joined

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's youth setup in 2009, aged 14. On 21 April 2013 he made his senior debut, starting in a 1–0

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home win against

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. Caramelo remained as a starter in the following two matches, a 6–0 routing of

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and a 1–1 draw against

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, with his side being knocked out in the semifinals after a

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São Paulo

On 17 May 2013, Caramelo and Mogi teammate Roni signed with São Paulo. He made his Série A debut on 6 June, coming on as a second half substitute for

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in a 0–1 home loss against

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. After returning from loan in January 2016, Caramelo was included in the main squad. Mainly used as a backup to

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, he was sent out on loan for the third time after the arrival of

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Atlético Goianiense (loan)

Rarely used by ''Tricolor'' in the previous campaign, Caramelo signed a one-year loan deal with

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. A starter during the club's

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winning campaign, he was demoted to second-choice during the year's Série B. Caramelo's first professional goal came on 3 October 2014, in a 1–1 away draw against

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Chapecoense (loans)

In January 2015, Caramelo joined Chapecoense on loan until December. He was rarely used during his first spell at the club, being an immediate backup to starter Apodi. On 5 August 2016, Caramelo returned to ''Chape'' also on loan, until the end of the year. Initially a second-choice to Gimenez, he overtook the latter in the final stages of the season.

Death

On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Caramelo was among the fatalities of the

accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo,

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Career statistics

Honours

;Chapecoense *

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(posthumously)

References

External links

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