Mateusão
Brazilian footballer
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Mateus Dias Lima (born 23 April 2004), commonly known as Mateusão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateus Dias Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Três Marias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| América Mineiro | |||
| 2019–2022 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Flamengo | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Shabab Al Ahli | 45 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Brazil U16 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 February 2026 | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Três Marias, Minas Gerais,[1] Mateusão began his career with América Mineiro before being transferred to Flamengo on 29 April 2019.[2]
Flamengo
On 3 June 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Flamengo until April 2025.[3]
Mateusão made his professional debut for Flamengo on 2 March 2021, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Yuri de Oliveira in a 1–0 Campeonato Carioca home win over Nova Iguaçu.[4][5] On 19 August of the following year, he renewed his contract until 2027.[6]
Shabab Al Ahli
On 22 July 2023, Flamengo accepted the €2.0m offer from UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli to transfer Mateusão.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 16 January 2025.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Shabab Al Ahli | 2023–24 | UPL | 15 | 5 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 29 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 11 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Carioca
- Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana
Honours
Flamengo
