Mateus Santos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateus Barbosa Santos Criciúma | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Manga, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cuiabá | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Paulista | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Porto (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Paulista | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ituano | 19 | (2) |
| 2021 | São Bento | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Botoșani | 38 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Farul Constanța | 16 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → A.E. Kifisia (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | RS Berkane | 15 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Portimonense | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Cuiabá | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 April 2026 | |||
Mateus Barbosa Santos Criciúma (born 19 January 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Cuiabá.
Santos started his football career as a junior at the academies of Paulista, Porto, Grêmio and Atlético Mineiro. He recorded his senior debut with the former club on 8 February 2017, in a 1–0 home defeat of Atibaia in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.
On 23 July 2021, Santos joined Botoșani of Romania on a two-year contract.[1] He made his debut on 6 August that year, in a 2–1 Liga I victory over UTA Arad.[2]
On 9 September 2025, Santos signed a two-season contract with Portimonense in Portugal.[3] After making just four appearances for the Portimão-based side, in January 2026, he returned to Brazil, joining Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Cuiabá.[4]