Matheus Sales
Brazilian footballer
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Matheus de Sales Cabral (born 13 May 1995), known as Matheus Sales, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo-SP.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus de Sales Cabral | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| 2009–2014 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Palmeiras | 28 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Bahia (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2018 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Figueirense (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Coritiba (loan) | 61 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Coritiba | 40 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Goiás (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Ulsan HD | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | Mirassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Botafogo-SP | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Matheus Sales joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2009, after being approved in a trial.[1] In 2014, after being strongly linked to Internacional, he signed a new four-year deal with the club.[2]
Matheus Sales made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 October 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sport Recife.[3] In the year's Copa do Brasil, he started in both legs of the final, earning plaudits for his performance on the second match.[4]
In January 2024, Sales signed for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 November 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Bahia (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Novorizontino (loan) | 2019 | Campeonato Paulista | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 30 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Coritiba | 2021 | Série B | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Goiás (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 31 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 189 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 7 | ||
