Matheus Rocha
Brazilian footballer
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Matheus Victor de Araújo Rocha (born 27 December 1998), known as Matheus Rocha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for São José-SP.
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Rocha in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Victor de Araújo Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Teresina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | São José-SP | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fluminense-PI | |||
| 2014–2017 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2017–2018 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Vitória (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Mirassol | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Oeste (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2022 | Maringá | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → ABC (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Primavera | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Floresta | 19 | (0) |
| 2024 | Caxias | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | ABC | 30 | (2) |
| 2026– | São José-SP | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:01, 24 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Teresina, Piauí, Rocha began his career with hometown side Fluminense-PI, and subsequently played for Sport Recife before joining Palmeiras in September 2017.[1] After finishing his formation,[2] he was loaned to Vitória on 29 January 2019.[3]
Sparingly used, Rocha was presented at Mirassol on 20 December 2019.[4] The following 7 August, after becoming a starter, he was loaned to Oeste until the end of the year,[5] and remained at the club in the following year.
On 20 November 2021, Rocha was announced at Maringá for the upcoming season.[6] On 14 April 2022, after finishing second in the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense, he was loaned to ABC,[7] and despite helping the club in their promotion, his contract was not renewed and he left on 25 October.[8]
On 28 December 2022, Rocha was announced at Primavera.[9] Regularly used, he ended the 2023 campaign at Floresta before signing for Caxias on 1 November of that year.[10]
On 18 June 2024, Rocha returned to ABC, now in a permanent deal.[11] On 18 November of the following year, he agreed to a deal with São José-SP.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 25 November 2025.[13]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória | 2019 | Série B | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| Mirassol | 2020 | Série D | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Oeste | 2020 | Série B | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | Série C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Maringá | 2022 | Paranaense | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| ABC (loan) | 2022 | Série C | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Primavera | 2023 | Paulista A2 | — | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Floresta | 2023 | Série C | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Caxias | 2024 | Série C | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| ABC | 2024 | Série C | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| São José-SP | 2026 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 93 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 155 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Palmeiras U20
- Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20: 2018
- Campeonato Paulista Sub-20: 2018