Corinthians full-back sets career-high for appearances in 2025

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·12 December 2025

Corinthians full-back sets career-high for appearances in 2025

By Mirella Ramos / Central Editorial Team of Timão

Matheus Bidu achieved an important milestone in his career this season with Corinthians. By playing the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 victory over Cruzeiro last Wednesday (10), in the Copa do Brasil, the left-back reached his 46th game in 2025 – the highest number in a single year since he turned professional. He participated in 65% of Timão's 71 games since the start of the season.

Until then, the season in which the athlete had played the most was 2021, when Bidu played 45 times defending Guarani. Following that are the seasons of 2020 (41 games for Guarani), 2022 (39 games for Cruzeiro), 2023 (38 games for Corinthians), 2024 (33 games for Corinthians), and finally, 2019 (four games for Guarani).

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This achievement represents a change from the scenario at the beginning of the season. At the start of the year, Bidu was sidelined from the squad while the club evaluated offers and sought a new left-back. At that time, Fabrizio Angileri was signed and took over the starting position during the Paulista title campaign.

In the second half of the year, however, Dorival Júnior relied more on the player compared to his predecessor Ramón Díaz, and Bidu returned to participating in most of Alvinegro's commitments. This trust paid off, and in August, Corinthians agreed to renew the player's contract, ending discussions about a possible departure.

Signed at the end of 2022 after a good stint at Cruzeiro, Bidu debuted for Corinthians only in 2023. Since then, he has accumulated 118 games wearing the Alvinegra jersey, including friendlies, with 93 of those as a starter. He has scored six goals for the club and was the Paulista champion in 2025.

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