| Charles | |
| Fullname: | Charles Rigon Matos |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Corinthians |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Santo Ângelo |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Internacional |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Internacional |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Sport Recife (loan) |
| Caps3: | 46 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Ceará |
| Caps4: | 44 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Midtjylland |
| Caps5: | 70 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Corinthians |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 May 2024 |
Charles Rigon Matos (born 19 June 1996), simply known as Charles, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Corinthians.
Born in Santiago, Charles graduated from the youth academy of Santo Ângelo and was promoted to the senior team in 2015. He started the season as an attacking midfielder and later switched to the right back position.[1] [2]
On 11 June 2015, Charles moved to Internacional and was assigned to the youth team.[1] In 2016, while playing for Internacional B, he won the Copa FGF.[3] [4]
On 1 February 2017, Charles made his senior debut by coming on as a 39th minute substitute for Anselmo in a 2–1 win against Brasil de Pelotas, in Primeira Liga.[5] Seven days later, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against Fluminense, in the same competition.[6]
On 2 March 2017, Charles' contract was extended until 2020.[7]
On 16 January 2019, Charles was loaned out to Sport Recife on a one-year contract.[8] [9]
Ceará confirmed on 31 December 2019, that they had acquired 50% of Charles' rights for 3 million R$, where the remaining 50% belonged to Internacional.[10]
In June 2021, Charles signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga runners-up Midtjylland. Upon signing with the club, he stated that the presence of other Brazilian players in the club – including Paulinho, Evander and Júnior Brumado – created comfort in his choice, as well as the prospect of playing in European competitions.[11] [12] He made his debut for Midtjylland on 24 July 2021, on the second matchday of the 2021–22 season in a game against AaB, coming on as a substitute for Mikael Anderson as Midtjylland won 1–0.[13]
On 24 July 2024, Charles returned to Brazil, joining Corinthians on a four-year deal.[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santo Ângelo | 2015 | Gaúcho A2 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Internacional | 2017[15] | Série B | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 34 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 3 | |||
| Ceará | 2020 | Série A | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 76 | 3 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 5 | — | 11 | 4 | 20 | 0 | — | 101 | 9 | |||||
| Career total | 160 | 9 | 45 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 275 | 19 | |||
Taça da Dinamarca: 2021-22