Mateusinho

Not to be confused with Matheusinho; Matheuzinho (footballer, born 1993); Matheuzinho (footballer, born 1997); or Matheuzinho (footballer, born 2000).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Duarte.

Mateusinho

Personal information
Full name	Mateus da Silva Duarte
Date of birth	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Magé, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Suspended
Number	98
Youth career
2018	America-RJ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	CF Rio de Janeiro	7	(1)
2017	Serrano-RJ	1	(0)
2018	Mageense [pt]	2	(0)
2020	Goytacaz	15	(0)
2021	Moto Club	4	(0)
2021	Tuntum	6	(0)
2022	Sampaio Corrêa	41	(3)
2023	Cuiabá	16	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Mateus da Silva Duarte (born 7 October 1998), commonly known as Mateusinho, is a Brazilian professional soccer player who plays as a right back. His contract is suspended due to match-fixing.

Club career

Born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro,^[1] Mateusinho made his senior debut with CF Rio de Janeiro in the 2016 Campeonato Carioca Série C. After playing just one match for Serrano-RJ in the 2017 Campeonato Carioca Série B1, he moved to America-RJ ahead of the 2018 season, but played for the under-20 side.

Mateusinho later played for Carioca Série C side Mageense [pt] in the remainder of the 2018 season, and remained more than a year without a club before being presented at Goytacaz in August 2020.^[2] On 8 February 2021, he joined Moto Club.^[3]

In August 2021, Mateuzinho was announced in the squad of Tuntum for the year's Campeonato Maranhense Segunda Divisão.^[4] The following 5 January, he agreed to a deal with Série B side Sampaio Corrêa.^[5]

On 18 January 2023, after being a regular starter for Sampaio during the 2022 season, Mateusinho signed a five-year contract with Série A team Cuiabá; the club paid R$ 1.3 million for 50% of his economic rights.^[6] On 31 July, his contract was suspended after being allegedly involved in the 2023 Brazilian football match-fixing scandal.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 4 August 2023^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CF Rio de Janeiro	2016[9]	Carioca Série C	—		7	1	—		—		—		7	1
Serrano-RJ	2017[10]	Carioca Série B1	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Mageense [pt]	2018[11]	Carioca Série C	—		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Goytacaz	2020	Carioca Série B1	—		15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Moto Club	2021	Série D	0	0	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Tuntum	2021	Maranhense 2ª Divisão	—		6	0	—		—		7[a]	6	13	6
Sampaio Corrêa	2022	Série B	34	1	7	2	2	0	—		7[b]	0	50	3
Cuiabá	2023	Série A	5	1	11	2	1	1	—		5[c]	0	22	4
Career total			39	2	53	5	4	1	0	0	19	6	115	14

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Federação Maranhense de Futebol
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Mageense

• Campeonato Carioca Série C: 2018

Tuntum

• Copa Federação Maranhense de Futebol: 2021

Sampaio Corrêa

• Campeonato Maranhense: 2022

References

1. "Lateral do Sampaio recebe proposta do Fortaleza e tem conversas com mais três clubes da Série A do Brasileirão" [Sampaio full-back receives an offer from Fortaleza and has talks with three more Brasileirão Série A teams] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
2. "Goytacaz anuncia lista contendo 22 jogadores para Série B1" [Goytacaz announce list having 22 players for the Série B1] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Expresso Carioca. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
3. "Conheça os seis novos jogadores do Moto Club para temporada 2021" [Know the six new players of Moto Club for the 2021 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
4. "Elenco do CAB/Tuntum se apresenta para a disputa da Série B" [Squad of CAB/Tuntum is presented for the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Blog do Adonias Soares. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
5. "Com aval de João Brigatti, Sampaio acerta contratação de lateral-direito ex-Tuntum" [With the approval of João Brigatti, Sampaio sign right-back formerly of Tuntum] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bolavip. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
6. "Mateusinho é reforço do Dourado" [Mateusinho is an addition of Dourado] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
7. "Cuiabá suspende contrato de Mateusinho, que retorna ao RJ após caso de manipulação" [Cuiabá suspend contract of Mateusinho, who returns to RJ after match-fixing case] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
8. Mateusinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
9. "CLUBE DE FUTEBOL RIO DE JANEIRO – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "C" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
10. "SERRANO FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "B" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2017" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
11. "MAGEENSE FUTEBOL CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "C" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2018" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 9 December 2022.