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{{Short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
 | name = Carlos Matheu
 | image = 
 | fullname = Carlos Javier Matheu
 | height =  {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
 | birth_date =   {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|13}}
| birth_place = [[Quilmes]], Argentina
 | currentclub = [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]]
 | clubnumber = 
 | position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre back]]
 | youthyears1 =   
 | youthclubs1 =    
| years1 =    2004–2008
| years2 =   2008–2009
| years3 =   2009–2012
| years4 =   2012–2013
| years5 =   2013
| years6 =   2013–2014
| years7 =   2014–2016
| years8 =   2016–2017
| years9 =   2017–2018
| years10 =  2018
| years11 =  2019
| years12 =  2019–
| clubs1 =   [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
| clubs2 =   [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
| clubs3 =   [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]]
| clubs4 =   [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]
| clubs5 =   → [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] (loan)
| clubs6 =   [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]]
| clubs7 =   [[Defensa y Justicia]]
| clubs8 =   [[Club Atlético Banfield|Banfield]]
| clubs9 =   [[Club Atlético Huracán|Huracán]]
| clubs10 =   [[Club Atlético Peñarol|Peñarol]]
| clubs11 =   [[Unión Española]]
| clubs12 =   [[Quilmes Atlético Club|Quilmes]]
| caps1  =    58
| caps2  =    15
| caps3  =    40
| caps4  =    4
| caps5  =    0
| caps6  =    8
| caps7  =    29
| caps8  =    41
| caps9  =    6
| caps10  =  4 
| caps11  =  5
| caps12  =  0
| goals1 =    5
| goals2 =    0
| goals3 =    3
| goals4 =    0
| goals5 =    0
| goals6 =    0
| goals7 =    1
| goals8 =    1
| goals9 =    0
| goals10 =  0
| goals11 =  0
| goals12 =  0
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 15:31, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
}}

'''Carlos Javier Matheu''' (born 13 May 1985) is an Argentine former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|centre back]] for [[Quilmes Atlético Club]].<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{cite news|title=Carlos Matheu profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/carlos-javier-matheu/14185/|accessdate=4 December 2017|work=Soccerway|date=4 December 2017}}</ref>

==Career==

===Club career===
Matheu made his professional debut in 2004 in [[Club Atletico Independiente]], and soon established himself as a member of the first team squad. In the [[Apertura]] 2007 he chipped in with 4 goals in 15 games, a useful return for a defender.

He nearly moved to [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] for $3.3million (£1.6million) in July 2008 but chose to play for [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]  instead. He was now repurchased by [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]] for 1.5 million dollars for the 50% of his rights (Independiente already owned 50%). After one season in Italy, he returned to Independiente.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Matheu's contract expired and he returned to Italy, signing a contract with [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]].

On 30 August 2013, the [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] board announced the loan signing of Matheu until the end of the season.

On 1 January 2016, Matheu signed for Argentine club [[CA Banfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clubabanfield.org/inicio/matheu-es-un-gran-desafio-llegar-a-un-club-que-crecio-un-monton/|title=Matheu: "Es un gran desafío llegar a un Club que creció un montón"|trans-title=Matheu: "It is a great challenge to reach a club that grew a lot"|language=es|date=January 2016|access-date=28 August 2016}}</ref>

===International career===
Matheu received his first call-up to the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] squad for the friendly against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] on 26 January 2010.

==Honours==
;Independiente
*[[Copa Sudamericana]] (1): [[2010 Copa Sudamericana|2010]]

;Peñarol
*[[Uruguayan Primera División]]: [[2018 Uruguayan Primera División season|2018]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120314175413/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=13103&SEOFutbolista=Matheu+Carlos+Javier Argentine Primera statistics]}} {{in lang|es}} {{dead link|date=September 2017}}
* {{ESPN FC|51504}}
* [http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/4902/ Football-Lineups player profile]
* {{Soccerway|carlos-javier-matheu/14185}}

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[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers]]
[[Category:Cagliari Calcio players]]
[[Category:Atalanta BC players]]
[[Category:Siena FC SSD players]]
[[Category:Defensa y Justicia footballers]]
[[Category:Club Atlético Banfield footballers]]
[[Category:Club Atlético Huracán footballers]]
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[[Category:Quilmes Atlético Club footballers]]
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