Mateus Cardoso Francisco (born 16 December 1997), better known as Mateus Pivô, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Brusque, on loan from Sampaio Corrêa.

Mateus Pivô
Personal information
Full name Mateus Cardoso Francisco
Date of birth (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back, right winger
Team information
Current team
Brusque (on loan)
Youth career
2011–2014 Goytacaz
2015–2016 Carapebus
2016Campos AA (loan)
2017 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Cianorte
2018 Carapebus
2018–2019 Hercílio Luz
2019 Grêmio Anápolis
2019 Marília
2020 Operário-MT
2020 Azuriz
2021 Vitória-ES 11 (0)
2021–2022 Democrata-GV 24 (0)
2022 Passo Fundo 25 (5)
2022 Ferroviário 4 (0)
2023 São José-RS 11 (4)
2023– Sampaio Corrêa 1 (0)
2024Vila Nova (loan) 15 (0)
2024–Brusque (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Career

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Mateus started his career as a futsal player, acting as a pivot, from which his nickname derives. On the field, he played as a winger for the youth teams of Goytacaz, Carapebus, Campos AA and Grêmio. [1]

As a professional, he played for several clubs, having started his career at Cianorte, and being champion of minor divisions with Azuriz in Paraná. Over the years he started to play as a right back, a position that made him famous for competing in the divisions of the Brazilian Championship, having played for Ferroviário,[2] São José-RS[1] and Sampaio Corrêa, which holds his federative rights.[3]

In 2024, he was loaned to Vila Nova to compete in the Campeonato Goiano,[4] and in April, he was loaned again to Brusque to compete in the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[5][6]

Honours

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Azuriz

References

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  1. ^ a b "Com apelido de "Pivô", lateral-direito do São José se destaca no Gauchão por gols marcados". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Mateus Pivô é o novo reforço do Ferroviário". Ferroviário AC (in Portuguese). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Sampaio fecha contratação de lateral-direito, Mateus Pivô, quarto nome da posição". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Mateus Pivô comenta passagem pelo Sampaio Corrêa e principal desejo em sua chegada ao Vila Nova". Mais Goiás (in Portuguese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Vila Nova libera, e lateral-direito Matheus Pivô se aproxima do Brusque". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 8 April 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Brusque espera contar com Mateus Pivô para o jogo contra o Ceará". O Município (in Portuguese). 14 June 2024.
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