Matheus Pires Machado (born 9 July 2001) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Montrose in Scottish League One.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Pires Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montrose | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017 –2018 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2018 | Red Bull Brasil | ||
| 2018–2019 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Rio Ave B | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Elgin City | 18 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rothes | 16 | (5) |
| 2023– | Montrose | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 1 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Machado began his career with Red Bull Brasil, before signing for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in August 2018.[1] He was included in a first-team squad for the first time in March 2019,[2] and made his debut in the 2019–20 season, coming on late in a 3-1 loss to Partick Thistle.[3]
He was released by the club in June 2020 when his contract expired. He subsequently joined Portugal's Primera Liga side, Rio Ave on 1 July 2020.[4]
Machado returned to Scottish football in August 2021, signing for Elgin City.[5] He made his debut for Elgin in a 2–0 away loss to Edinburgh City after being substituted on in the final 20 minutes.
On 9 August 2022, Machado left Elgin and joined Highland Football League side Rothes.[6]
On 31 January 2023, Machado was signed by League One side, Montrose.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 30 July 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Rio Ave B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Elgin City | 2021–22 | Scottish League Two | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rothes | 2022–23 | Highland League | ||||||||||
| Montrose | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b All appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
References edit
- ^ "Inverness sign Brazilian teenager from Red Bull in Sao Paulo". 23 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Matheus Machado in squad for Partick Thistle game". 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Matheus Machado in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Matheus". Rio Ave Futebol Clube (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Chalk, Paul (20 August 2021). "Elgin City manager Gavin Price thrilled to land ex-Caley Thistle starlet Matheus Machado". Press & Journal. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Brazilian Matheus Machado joins Rothes from Elgin City". pressandjournal.co.uk. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Smith, Ewan. "Montrose go Brazilian and agree Ryan Williamson pre-contract in triple deadline day deal". The Courier. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Matheus Machado at Soccerway
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