Yan Matheus

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santosand the second or paternal family name is Souza.

Yan Matheus

Yan with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Yan Matheus Santos Souza
Date of birth	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Aramari, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Yokohama F. Marinos
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2018	Vitória
2017–2018	→ Palmeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Vitória	5	(0)
2018–2022	Palmeiras	0	(0)
2019	→ Estoril (loan)	13	(2)
2019–2020	→ Sport Recife (loan)	20	(2)
2020–2022	→ Moreirense (loan)	59	(10)
2022–	Yokohama F. Marinos	47	(8)
International career
2015	Brazil U17	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Yan Matheus Santos Souza (born 4 September 1998), known as Yan Matheus or just Yan, ^[1] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.

Club career

Vitória

Yan was born in Alagoinhas, Bahia, and joined Vitória's youth setup in 2009, aged 11. ^[2] He made his first team debut on 31 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Vander in a 3–2 Série B home loss to Náutico; he also assisted Rafaelson's second goal. ^[3]

Yan featured in two more matches for the club during the campaign, as they achieved promotion to the Série A. He made his top tier debut on 30 June 2016, replacing Dagoberto late into a 3–2 home win over Sport Recife.

Palmeiras

In January 2017, Vitória agreed to loan Yan to Palmeiras, as a part of the deal which saw Cleiton Xavier move in the opposite direction; ^[4] the loan move only became official in April. ^[5] In April 2018, he signed a permanent deal with Verdão after the club exercised his buyout clause. ^[6]

Loan to Estoril

On 31 January 2019, after making no first-team appearances for Palmeiras, Yan was loaned to LigaPro side Estoril until the end of the season. ^[7] He made his debut for the club on 17 February, in a 1–1 away draw against Mafra.

Yan scored his first professional goal on 31 March 2019, but in a 3–1 home loss to Benfica B. He scored a further goal in 13 appearances for Estoril, as they missed out promotion after finishing third.

Loan to Sport Recife

On 10 June 2019, Yan moved on loan to Sport Recife until the end of the year. ^[8] After featuring regularly, his loan was renewed for a further year on 6 December, ^[9] but Palmeiras recalled him on 13 July 2020. ^[10]

Loan to Moreirense

On 16 August 2020, Yan returned to Portugal and joined Moreirense in the Primeira Liga on a three-year loan deal. ^[11] A regular starter, he scored six goals during the 2021–22 season but was unable to avoid the club's relegation.

In July 2022, Moreirense bought 50% of Yan's economic rights. ^[12]

Yokohama F. Marinos

On 9 August 2022, Yan was confirmed at J1 League side Yokohama F. Marinos. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of 26 May 2024 ^{[14] [15]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória	2015	Série B	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2016	Série A	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2017	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Palmeiras	2018	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Estoril (loan)	2018–19	LigaPro	13	2	—		—		—		—		—		13	2
Sport Recife (loan)	2019	Série B	16	1	—		0	0	—		—		6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	22	1
	2020	Série A	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	1	0	0	—		—		—		4	1
	Total		16	1	4	1	0	0	—		—		6	0	26	2
Moreirense (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	28	4	—		2	0	—		—		—		30	4
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	31	6	—		3	3	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	36	9
	Total		59	10	—		5	3	1	0	—		1	0	66	13
Yokohama F. Marinos	2022	J1 League	5	1	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		5	1
	2023		32	6	—		0	0	6	1	5 [lower-alpha 5]	1	1 [lower-alpha 6]	0	44	8
	2024		10	1	—		0	0	0	0	9 [lower-alpha 5]	3	0	0	19	4
	Total		47	8	—		0	0	6	1	14	4	1	0	68	13
Career total			139	21	5	1	5	3	16	4	5	1	8	0	178	30

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano
4. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
6. Appearance(s) in Japanese Super Cup

References

1. Yan Matheus at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)
2. "Trio de ouro: campeões, Yan, Eron e Geovane são promessas do Vitória" [Golden trio: champions, Yan, Eron and Geovane are prospects of Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
3. "De virada, Náutico vence o Vitória no Barradão e cola no G-4 da Série B" [With a comeback, Náutico defeat Vitória at the Barradão and get closer to Série B's G-4] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
4. "Em troca com o Palmeiras, Vitória chega a acerto com Cleiton Xavier" [In an exchange with Palmeiras, Vitória reach an agreement with Cleiton Xavier] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
5. "Palmeiras chega a acordo sobre percentual e fecha com promessa do Vitória" [Palmeiras reach agreement over percentage and sign with prospect of Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. "Promessa da base, meia anuncia acerto em definitivo com o Palmeiras: "Vou honrar essa camisa"" [Youth prospect, midfielder announces definitive deal with Palmeiras: "I will honour this shirt"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
7. "Palmeiras empresta o atacante Yan ao Estoril até o fim de maio" [Palmeiras loan forward Yan to Estoril until the end of May] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
8. "Palmeiras empresta atacante Yan, de 20 anos, para jogar Série B no Sport" [Palmeiras loan forward Yan, aged 20, to play the Série B at Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
9. "Sport renova com Yan e tenta a contratação de meia uruguaio" [Sport renew with Yan and try the signing of Uruguayan midfielder] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
10. "Palmeiras faz solicitação e atacante Yan deixa Sport antes do término do contrato" [Palmeiras make request and forward Yan leaves Sport before the end of the contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
11. "Moreirense: Palmeiras empresta Yan por três épocas" [Moreirense: Palmeiras loan Yan for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
12. "Yan Matheus para multiplicar" [Yan Matheus to multiply] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
13. "Yokohama Marinos confirma acordo por Yan Matheus" [Yokohama Marinos confirm deal for Yan Matheus] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
14. Yan Matheus at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
15. Yan Matheus at ForaDeJogo (archived)