Matheus Oliveira (footballer, born 1997)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveiraand the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Matheus Oliveira

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Oliveira Santos
Date of birth	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Anyang
Number	7
Youth career
2009–2013	Audax
2013–2016	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Santos	2	(0)
2018	→ Red Bull Brasil (loan)	8	(1)
2018	→ Guarani (loan)	22	(2)
2019	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	17	(0)
2019–2021	Oeste	30	(0)
2020–2021	→ Brasil de Pelotas (loan)	30	(6)
2021	Atlético Goianiense	11	(1)
2021–2022	Remo	19	(0)
2022	EC Água Santa	7	(0)
2022	Mirassol-SP	15	(2)
2023	Inter de Limeira	13	(1)
2023	São Bernardo	20	(2)
2024–	FC Anyang	11	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024

Matheus Oliveira Santos (born 28 September 1997), known as Matheus Oliveira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Anyang.

Club career

Santos

Born in São Paulo, Matheus joined Santos' youth setup in September 2013 at the age of 17, after starting it out at Audax. ^[1] On 26 April 2016 he renewed his contract until 2019, ^[2] and was promoted to the first team by manager Dorival Júnior in August. ^[3]

Matheus made his unofficial first team debut on 8 October 2016, playing the last 30 minutes and assisting Fabián Noguera's goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Benfica. ^[4] His professional debut occurred the following 29 March, after he replaced Léo Cittadini in a 3–1 Campeonato Paulista home win against Grêmio Novorizontino. ^[5]

Matheus made his Série A on 16 September 2017, again replacing Cittadini in a 2–0 away loss against Botafogo. ^[6] On 6 January of the following year, he was loaned to Red Bull Brasil until the end of the year's Paulistão. ^[7]

Matheus scored his first senior goal on 10 February 2018, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against São Caetano. On 25 April, he joined Série B side Guarani on loan until the end of the season, along with teammate Rafael Longuine. ^[8]

Ponte Preta

On 10 January 2019, Matheus was loaned to Ponte Preta until 30 April, when his contract with Santos expires. ^[9] After these two contracts ended, Matheus was free and signed a full contract with Ponte Preta. ^[10]

Oeste

On 27 June 2019, after being released by Ponte, Matheus signed for Oeste. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2023 ^[12]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2016	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	2017		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
Red Bull Brasil (loan)	2018	Paulista	—		8	1	—		—		—		8	1
Guarani (loan)	2018	Série B	22	2	—		—		—		—		22	2
Ponte Preta	2019	Série B	4	0	13	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
Oeste	2019	Série B	21	0	—		—		—		—		21	0
	2020		1	0	7	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		22	0	7	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
Brasil de Pelotas (loan)	2020	Série B	30	6	—		—		—		—		30	6
Atlético Goianiense	2021	Série A	0	0	7	1	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		11	1
Remo	2021	Série B	19	0	—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	20	0
Água Santa	2022	Paulista	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Mirassol	2022	Série C	15	2	—		—		—		—		15	2
Inter de Limeira	2023	Série D	—		13	1	—		—		—		13	1
São Bernardo	2023	Série C	20	2	—		—		—		—		20	2
Career total			133	12	56	3	4	0	2	0	1	0	196	15

1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance in Copa Verde

References

1. "Série "Nossos Meninos" – Conheça os futuros craques do Santos FC" [Series "Our Lads" – Know the future starts of Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. "Meia Matheus Oliveira renova contrato por mais três anos com o Santos FC" [Midfielder Matheus Oliveira renews contract for three further years with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
3. "Cria da base, Matheus Oliveira ganha espaço no profissional do Santos" [Youth graduate, Matheus Oliveira gets his place in Santos' first team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
4. "Em dia de festa na Vila Belmiro, Santos e Benfica empatam amistoso por 1 a 1" [In a party day at the Vila Belmiro, Santos and Benfica draw in friendly by 1–1] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
5. "Reservão do Santos vence Novorizontino de virada e decidirá vaga em casa" [Santos' reserve team defeat Novorizontino in a comeback and will decide the qualification at home] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
6. "Botafogo bate o Santos em casa e sobe no grupo que disputa vaga na Libertadores" [Botafogo defeat Santos at home and raise in the group that challenge for a place in the Libertadores] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
7. "Matheus Oliveira se junta ao elenco" [Matheus Oliveira joins the squad] (in Portuguese). Red Bull Brasil. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
8. "Guarani contrata Rafael Longuine e Matheus Oliveira" [Guarani sign Rafael Longuine and Matheus Oliveira] (in Portuguese). Guarani FC. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
9. "Lateral Arnaldo e meia Matheus Oliveira chegam ao Majestoso para exames e devem se integrar ao elenco da Ponte" [Full back Arnaldo and midfielder Matheus Oliveira arrive at Majestoso to examinations and may join Ponte's squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
10. "Lacuna entre fim de empréstimo e novo contrato deixa Matheus Oliveira fora de partida da Ponte" [Gap between end of loan and new contract keep Matheus Oliveira out of the next Ponte Preta's match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
11. "Oeste anuncia contratação do meia-atacante Matheus Oliveira" [Oeste announce the signing of attacking midfielder Matheus Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
12. Matheus Oliveira at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

External links

• Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)
• Matheus Oliveira at Soccerway