Matheus Ortigoza
Brazilian footballer
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Matheus Cardoso de Souza (born 8 September 1993), known as Matheus Ortigoza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Mogi Mirim, on loan from Duque de Caxias, as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Cardoso de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Garopaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Mogi Mirim (on loan from Duque de Caxias) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Imbituba | |||
| 2010–2013 | Corinthians | ||
| 2013–2014 | Avaí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Duque de Caxias | 12 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Mogi Mirim (loan) | 24 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 July 2016 | |||
Club career
Ortigoza was born in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, and joined Corinthians' youth setup on 27 July 2010, after starting it out at Imbituba.[1] In 2013, he moved to Avaí, being assigned to the under-20 squad. His position on the team is striker-centre-forward.
On 7 May 2014, Ortigoza joined Duque de Caxias,[2] and also scored his first goal for on 3 August, which ended the team's a five-month fasting.[3] He finished the campaign with 12 appearances and three goals.
On 10 February 2015, Ortigoza was loaned to Portuguesa, after a period on trial.[4] He made his debut for the club on 4 March, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Santos-AP;[5] six days later he made his Campeonato Paulista debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Gonçalves in a 2–1 away loss against XV de Piracicaba, also scoring his side's only.[6]
On 18 May Ortigoza moved to Mogi Mirim, shortly after being released by Lusa.[7]