| Robson Matheus | |
| Fullname: | Robson Matheus Tomé de Araújo Benegas |
| Birth Place: | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 2002 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Club Always Ready |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Corinthians |
| Youthyears2: | 2016-2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Portuguesa |
| Youthyears3: | 2017-2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Palmeiras |
| Youthyears4: | 2021-2022 |
| Youthclubs4: | Cruzeiro |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Always Ready |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bolivia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Bolivia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:15, 10 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 23:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Robson Matheus Tomé de Araújo Benegas (born 18 May 2002) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Always Ready and the Bolivia national football team.[1]
He was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. He has dual Brazilian and Bolivian nationality due to having a Bolivian mother and Brazilian father. He moved to Brazil at 10 years-old and started playing for Corinthians after which he went to Portuguesa. He was playing in the youth teams of Palmeiras prior to being signed by Cruzeiro for their under-20 side in June 2021, when he was 19 years-old. When he was playing in Brazil he went by the nickname 'Bolivia'.[2]
In December 2022, he signed for Club Always Ready.[3] He made his senior league debut for Always Ready on 17 February 2024 against Universitario de Vinto.[4]
In April 2024 he reported a rejected spot-fixing offer he refused to deliberately earn a booking during a Copa Sudamericana tie against Defensa y Justicia. He said that an initial offer of $5000 was doubled to $10,000 after he initially refused. The call was from a Paraguayan number.[5] [6]
In 2019, he was called up to the Bolivia U17 side whilst he was in the youth academy at SE Palmeiras.[7] He was called up to the Bolivia national football team for their March 2024 friendly matches.[8] He made his senior debut on 25 March 2024 against Andorra.[9] [10]