Matheuzinho (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Matheus Martins Fogaça de Paula (born 18 October 1997), commonly known as Matheuzinho or Matheusinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a forward for Vitória.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Martins Fogaça de Paula | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Capivari de Baixo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | Figueirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Figueirense | 27 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Hercílio Luz (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Caxias | 54 | (4) |
| 2023 | Ypiranga-RS | 12 | (1) |
| 2023– | Vitória | 119 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 | |||
Career
Matheuzinho was born in Capivari de Baixo, Santa Catarina, and represented Figueirense as a youth. He made his first team debut on 4 March 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Rafael Bastos in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win over Metropolitano.
Matheuzinho scored his first senior goal on 15 March 2015, netting Figueira's fourth in a 4–0 away routing of the same opponent.[1] After being mainly used in the under-20 sides, he made his Série A debut on 3 July 2016, replacing Jocinei in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Mineiro.
Matheuzinho was loaned to Hercílio Luz for the 2018 Catarinense, but only featured for the under-23 team of Figueirense after returning.[2] He again featured rarely before signing for Caxias on 18 September 2020.[3]
On 20 October 2022, Matheuzinho signed for Ypiranga-RS for the upcoming season.[4] The following 7 April, he moved to Vitória as the club paid his release clause,[5] and was regularly used as the club achieved promotion from the Série B as champions.
Career statistics
- As of 17 February 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Figueirense | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| Hercílio Luz (loan) | 2018 | Catarinense | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Caxias | 2020 | Série D | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 4 | ||||
| Ypiranga-RS | 2023 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Vitória | 2023 | Série B | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 10 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste