Mateus Lima
Brazilian footballer (born 1993)
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Mateus Lima Cruz (born 18 January 1993), known as Mateus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Thai League 1 side Nakhon Ratchasima.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mateus Lima Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Iturama, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nakhon Ratchasima | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Grêmio Barueri | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Grêmio Barueri | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Sport Barueri (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sport Recife | 5 | (2) |
| 2014 | Guarani | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Luverdense | 4 | (2) |
| 2015 | Operário Ferroviário | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Kukësi | 27 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Santos | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Borac Čačak | 30 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | Slaven Belupo | 51 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 29 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 34 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Nasaf | 34 | (6) |
| 2024 | Ratchaburi | 12 | (5) |
| 2024 | Sukhothai | 13 | (1) |
| 2025 | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 15 | (5) |
| 2026– | Nakhon Ratchasima F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 July 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Iturama, Minas Gerais, Mateus Lima was a Grêmio Barueri youth graduate. After a short loan spell at Sport Barueri, he made his professional debut on 17 November 2012, starting in a 2–0 home win against Avaí for the Série B championship.[1]
On 4 February 2013, Mateus Lima moved to Sport Recife.[2] After only appearing for the club in the Campeonato Pernambucano, he joined Guarani on 10 December.[3]
On 16 January 2014, Mateus Lima signed for Luverdense.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 19 November, but in a 1–2 home loss against América Mineiro; he added another ten days later, netting the game's only in a home success over Ceará.
On 20 February 2015, Mateus Lima agreed to a contract with Operário Ferroviário.[5] He was crowned champions of the year's Campeonato Paranaense, but appeared rarely.
In June 2015, Mateus Lima signed with Albanian Champions Skënderbeu Korçë as a reinforcement for the club's campaign in Champions League after the departures of Aco Stojkov, Dhiego Martins and Fatjon Sefa.[6] The Brazilian striker was also a target of FK Kukësi.[7] In his unofficial debut on 16 June, Lima scored in his debut after 29 minutes in an eventual 2–1 win against Romanian side.[8] Despite scoring in his debut, however, he was not named in Skënderbeu's squad list for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League because he did not convince his coach Mirel Josa in his appearances.[9]
In July 2015, after just one month with Skënderbeu Korçë, Mateus Lima left the club and signed with Kukesi.[10] In the 2015–16 campaign, he scored seven league goals in 27 league appearances, along with three goals in the Albanian Cup.
In July 2016, Mateus Lima joined Santos, and was assigned to the B-team squad.[11]
On the last day of the summer transfer window 2017, Mateus Lima signed with the Serbian SuperLiga side Borac Čačak.[12]
In the summer of 2018, Mateus Lima signed a two-year contract with the Croatian First Football League side Slaven Belupo.[13]
On 17 August 2020 he signed with Hapoel Nof HaGalil.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 July 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio Barueri | 2012 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Sport Barueri (loan) | 2012 | Paulista Série B | — | 27 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||||
| Sport | 2013 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Guarani | 2014 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Luverdense | 2014 | Série B | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
| Operário Ferroviário | 2015 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Kukësi | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 27 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | ||||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Borac Čačak | 2017–18 | Serbian SuperLiga | 30 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| Slaven Belupo | 2018–19 | Croatian First Football League | 21 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 51 | 7 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 57 | 7 | ||||||
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 2020–21 | Liga Leumit | 29 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 2021–22 | Liga Leumit | 34 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |||
| Nasaf | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 13 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | 21 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 6 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||||
| Ratchaburi | 2023–24 | Thai League 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Sukhothai | 2024–25 | Thai League 1 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Guangxi Pingguo | 2025 | China League One | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 251 | 57 | 54 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 353 | 74 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
- Operário Ferroviário
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2015