Matheus Pereira (footballer, born 1998)

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

Matheus Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Pereira da Silva
Date of birth	(1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Eibar
Number	8
Youth career
2009–2016	Corinthians
2017	→ Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Corinthians	1	(0)
2016–2017	Empoli	1	(0)
2017–2020	Juventus	3	(0)
2017	→ Bordeaux II (loan)	2	(0)
2018	→ Paraná (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2019	→ Juventus U23 (res.)	22	(5)
2019–2020	→ Dijon (loan)	10	(0)
2020	→ Dijon II (loan)	1	(0)
2020	→ Barcelona B (loan)	0	(0)
2020–2022	Barcelona B	60	(7)
2022–	Eibar	58	(2)
International career
2015	Brazil U17	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023

Matheus Pereira da Silva (born 25 February 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Eibar.

Career

Early life

Matheus began playing for Corinthians's academy at the age of eleven. He has been considered one of the club's most promising young players in years. ^[1]

Corinthians

Matheus was elevated to the professional team in January 2015 for the team's pre-season in Florida, United States. He did not take part in any of the friendly matches, only participating in training sessions. ^[2] He was a non-used substitute during several matches, most of them of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He made his debut in a friendly match against ABC on 22 July 2015, playing the entire game, which was a celebration of ABC's centennial. ^[3]

Matheus made his official debut on 23 August 2015 in the second half of Corinthians' 3–0 victory against Cruzeiro at Arena Corinthians. ^[4] His first official start was against Santos in a Copa do Brasil match on 26 August. ^[5]

Empoli and Juventus

On 28 June 2016, Matheus was signed by Serie A club Empoli F.C. ^[6] In April 2016, it was reported that Matheus had completed a deal to sign with Juventus in the summer of 2016. ^[7] However, as the Turin-based club had already exceeded their non-EU registration quota for international transfers, he would be signed by Empoli from Corinthians first, before joining Juventus. ^[8]

On 31 January 2017, Matheus was signed by the Serie A club Juventus on loan. ^[9]

On 31 August 2017, the last of day of the French and Italian summer transfer windows, he joined Bordeaux on loan from Juventus for the 2017–18 season, while Bordeaux secured an option to sign him permanently. ^[10]

On 27 April 2019, Matheus played his first match both in Serie A and with the Juventus senior side, coming on as a substitute for Federico Bernardeschi late in the second half of a 1–1 away draw against rivals Inter; he almost scored the match-winning goal in the final minute. ^[11]

Loan to Dijon

On 29 August 2019, he joined the French club Dijon on loan with an option to purchase. ^[12]

Barcelona B

On 25 January 2020, Pereira was sent on loan to the Spanish club Barcelona B, in a deal involving Alejandro Marqués moving the other way. ^[13] The club later activated his buyout clause.

Eibar

On 12 July 2022, Barcelona announced the transfer of Pereira to Segunda División side SD Eibar. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 29 September 2023 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2015	Série A	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
Empoli	2016–17	Serie A	1	0	1	0	—		—		—		2	0
Paraná (loan)	2018	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	—		7	0
	Total		3	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	—		9	0
Juventus U23	2018–19	Serie C	22	5	0	0	—		—		—		22	5
Juventus	2018–19	Serie A	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Dijon (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	10	0	0	0	—		—		—		10	0
Dijon II (loan)	2019–20	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		36	5	0	0	—		—		—		36	5
Barcelona B (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		—		3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
Barcelona B	2020–21		24 [lower-alpha 2]	2	—		—		—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	25	2
	2021–22	Primera División RFEF	36	5	—		—		—		—		36	5
	Total		60	7	—		—		—		4	0	64	7
Eibar	2022–23	Segunda División	41	2	2	0	—		—		—		43	2
	2023–24		7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		48	2	2	0	—		—		—		50	2
Total			147	14	4	0	0	0	5	3	4	2	160	19

1. Three appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
2. Includes six appearances in second phase
3. Four appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Juventus

• Serie A: 2018–19

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015

Brazil U17

• South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2015

References

1. Dassler Marques (20 May 2015). "Promessa despenca no Corinthians após promoção surpresa e tour pela Europa". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
2. Staff (6 January 2015). "Tite vai observar Matheus Pirulão durante pré-temporada" (in Portuguese). Corinthians. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
3. "Tite vai observar Matheus Pirulão durante pré-temporada". Globo (in Portuguese). 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
4. "Elogiado por companheiros, Matheus Pereira faz estreia em jogos oficiais". Meuti Mão (in Portuguese). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
5. Rafael Alaby Martins Ferreira (26 August 2015). "Com Matheus Pereira, Corinthians está escalado contra o Santos; confira". Torcedores (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 September 2015.
6. "Preso Matheus Pereira da Silva" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
7. "Juve, la verità sul colpo Matheus Pereira". Calciomercato (in Italian). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
8. "Calciomercato, Pereira all'Empoli. Poi sarà Juventus". Tutto Sport (in Italian). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
9. "Juventus, calciomercato per la Primavera: ecco Matheus Pereira Da Silva". Tutto Sport (in Italian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
10. "Juve loan Pereira to Bordeaux". Football Italia. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
    - "Transferts : Matheus Pereira prêté à Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
11. "Inter 1 - 1 Juventus". Football Italia. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
12. "MATHEUS PEREIRA PRÊTÉ PAR LA JUVENTUS TURIN" (Press release) (in French). Dijon FCO. 29 August 2019.
13. "Barcelona prise Pereira from Juventus as Marques heads in the opposite direction". Goal. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
14. "Agreement with Eibar for the transfer of Matheus". FC Barcelona. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
15. "Matheus Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

• FC Barcelona official profile
• Matheus Pereira at Soccerway