Matheus Matias

Matheus Matias

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Matias Ferreira
Date of birth	(1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Natal, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	ASA
Youth career
2017	ABC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	ABC	20	(12)
2018–2022	Corinthians	2	(0)
2019	→ Ceará (loan)	6	(2)
2019	→ Avaí (loan)	12	(3)
2020	→ Oeste (loan)	1	(0)
2020	→ São Bernardo (loan)	4	(0)
2020	→ Paraná (loan)	4	(0)
2022	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	0	(0)
2023	Gimhae FC	4	(0)
2023–	ASA	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Matheus Matias Ferreira (born 26 June 1998), known as Matheus Matias or simply Matheus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for ASA as a striker.

Club career

ABC

Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Matheus only played futsal and seven-a-side football before being approved on a trial at ABC in 2017. Initially assigned to the youth setup, he impressed during a friendly in September and was promoted to the first team by manager Itamar Schülle.^[1]

Matheus made his professional debut on 14 October 2017, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 Série B home win against Boa Esporte. His first goal came fourteen days later, as he scored the first in a 3–0 home defeat of Londrina.

Matheus finished the campaign with two goals in ten appearances, as his side suffered relegation. The following 24 January, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 away routing of Baraúnas for the Campeonato Potiguar championship.

Corinthians

On 21 February 2018, after scoring ten goals in ten matches, Matheus signed a five-year contract with Série A side Corinthians.^[2] He made his debut for the club on 9 June, replacing Roger late into a 0–0 home draw against Vitória for the Série A championship.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 24 November 2019^[4]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ABC	2017	Série B	10	2	—		—		—		—		10	2
	2018	Série C	0	0	6	6	1	0	—		3[a]	4	10	10
	Total		10	2	6	6	1	0	—		3	4	20	12
Corinthians	2018	Série A	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Ceará (loan)	2019	Série A	0	0	3	2	0	0	—		2[a]	0	5	2
Avaí (loan)	2019	Série A	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Career total			14	2	9	8	1	0	0	0	6	5	29	15

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

ABC

• Campeonato Potiguar: 2018

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 2018

References

1. "Veja 10 curiosidades sobre Matheus Matias, a nova esperança de gols do Corinthians" [Know 10 facts about Matheus Matias, the new hope of goals from Corinthians] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "Matheus Matias é o novo reforço do Corinthians" [Matheus Matias is the new addition of Corinthians] (in Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
3. "Matheus Matias diz ter sido surpreendido com estreia no Corinthians" [Matheus Matias states on being surprised with debut at Corinthians] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. Matheus Matias at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

External links

• Matheus Matias at Soccerway