Matheus Pato

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

Matheus Pato

Matheus Pato with Shandong Taishan in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Matheus Antonio Souza dos Santos
Date of birth	(1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rio Branco, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Borneo Samarinda
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2016	Fluminense
2013–2014	→ Benfica (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Fluminense	1	(0)
2016	→ Šamorín (loan)	7	(0)
2017	→ Tupi (loan)	15	(3)
2017–2018	→ Šamorín (loan)	24	(15)
2019	→ Cuiabá (loan)	6	(1)
2019	→ Daejeon Hana Citizen (loan)	15	(5)
2021–2022	Daejeon Hana Citizen	27	(3)
2022–2023	Borneo Samarinda	35	(28)
2023–2024	Shandong Taishan	13	(2)
2025–	Borneo Samarinda	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025

Matheus Antonio Souza dos Santos (born 8 June 1995), commonly known as Matheus Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda.

Club career

On 27 July 2023, Pato signed with Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan. ^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2025 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense	2015	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2020		0	0	1 [a]	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Šamorín (loan)	2016–17	2. Liga	7	0	–		1 [b]	0	–		0	0	8	0
Tupi (loan)	2017	Série C	4	1	11 [c]	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	3
Šamorín (loan)	2017–18	2. Liga	9	3	–		0	0	–		0	0	9	3
	2018–19		15	12	–		3 [b]	2	–		0	0	18	14
	Total		35	16	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	50	20
Cuiabá (loan)	2019	Série B	6	1	0	0	1 [d]	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Daejeon Hana Citizen (loan)	2019	K League 2	15	5	–		0	0	–		0	0	15	5
Daejeon Hana Citizen	2021	K League 2	27	3	–		1	0	–		0	0	28	3
Borneo Samarinda	2022–23	Liga 1	32	25	–		0	0	–		9 [e]	6	41	31
	2023–24		3	3	–		0	0	–		0	0	3	3
	Total		35	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6	44	34
Shandong Taishan	2023	Chinese Super League	7	1	–		1	1	2	1	–		10	3
	2024		6	1	–		0	0	3	0	–		9	1
	Total		13	2	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	19	4
Borneo Samarinda	2024–25	Liga 1	6	3	—		0	0	0	0	—		6	3
Career total			137	58	12	2	7	3	5	1	9	6	170	70

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
2. Appearances in the Slovak Cup
3. Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
4. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
5. Appearances in Indonesia President's Cup

Honours

Individual

• Indonesia President's Cup Top Goalscorer: 2022 ^[4]
• Liga 1 Top Goalscorer: 2022–23 ^[5]
• Liga 1 Best Goal: 2022–23 ^[5]
• Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2022–23 ^[5]

References

1. "Matheus Pato". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
2. "马特乌斯·帕托加盟山东泰山足球俱乐部" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
3. Matheus Pato at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
4. "Daftar Peraih Penghargaan Piala Presiden 2022: Borneo FC Terbanyak, Pato Top Skor". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 18 July 2022.
5. "Daftar Penghargaan Liga 1: PSM Hujan Prestasi, Pemain Muda Terbaik dari Persija". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 16 April 2023.