| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Henrique Machado de Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Persiraja Banda Aceh | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Vitória B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Jacuipense | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cianorte | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Cianorte | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Nejmeh | 9 | (2) |
| 2023 | Comercial-SP | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Figueirense | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2025 | |||
Matheus Henrique Machado de Santana (born 28 August 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championship club Persiraja Banda Aceh.
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Matheus is a youth product from Vitória. [2] He has made his first-team debut on 19 May 2019, in a 3–1 lose against São Bento In 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, but he mostly played in the U23 team. [3]
In July 2020, he joined Jacuipense of Série C. [4]
Ahead of 2022–23 season, he decided to go abroad for the first time to Lebanon with joined Nejmeh. He made his league debut for the club on 8 January 2023 as a starter in a 0–0 draw over Al Ahed. [5] On 19 February 2023, he scored his first league goal for Nejmeh in a 1–1 draw over Al Ahed. [6]
In December 2023, Matheus signed a contract with Figueirense. [7] [8] Matheus made his club debut on 22 April 2024, coming as a substitutes in a 2–1 home win against Ferroviário. [9]
On 16 December 2024, Indonesian Liga 2 side Persiraja Banda Aceh announced the signing of Matheus on a year deal. [10] Four days later, Matheus made his league debut for Persiraja in a match against Persikota Tangerang, he give assists a goal by Miftahul Hamdi in a 6–2 win at H. Dimurthala Stadium. [11]
On 5 January 2025, Matheus scored his first league goal for the team, opening the scoring in a 2–0 win over Dejan. [12] He also earned man of the match in his second appearances. [13] On 26 January 2025, Matheus scored the winning goal in a 2–3 away win over Deltras. [14] He contributed with 7 league appearances, 4 assists and scoring 2 goals during with Persiraja. [15] On 20 June 2025, Matheus along with Miftahul Hamdi extended his contract with the club for one season. [16]