Matteus Oliveira Santos (born 11 October 1989), simply known as Matteus, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matteus Oliveira Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ubaitaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Portuguesa Santista | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Independente de Limeira | 21 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Atlético Paranaense | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Guaratinguetá (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Portuguesa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Água Santa | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Ubaitaba, Bahia, Matteus played amateur football well into his 20s. He was also on trial at FC Zürich in 2011, but nothing came of it, and he made his debuts as a senior with Portuguesa Santista in the following year.[1]
In late 2012 Matteus joined Independente de Limeira, appearing regularly and being one of the club's most important players. On 28 May 2013 he moved to Atlético Paranaense,[2] but was loaned to Ferroviária in August.[3]
Matteus returned to Furacão in September 2014,[4] and made his debut for the club on 7 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nathan in a 1–1 away draw against Palmeiras.[5]
References edit
- ^ Da Copa Kaiser ao Brasileirão, com parada na Suíça: a história de Matteus, novo volante do Atlético-PR (From Copa Kaiser to Brasileirão, with a stop in Switzerland: the story of Matteus, new defensive midfielder of Atlético-PR); Papo de Várzea, 1 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Atlético Paranaense anuncia mais três reforços para o Brasileirão (Atlético Paranaense announces three further additions for Brasileirão); Futebol Paranaense, 28 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Antiga parceria é retomada e Atlético empresta oito atletas ao futebol paulista (Old partnership is reestablished and Atlético loans eight players to the paulista football); Banda B, 30 August 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Após empréstimo, volante Matteus treina com time principal do Furacão (After loan, defensive midfielder Matteus trains with the main squad of Furacão); Globo Esporte, 12 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Palmeiras empata com o Atlético-PR, mas se salva graças ao Santos (Palmeiras draws with Atlético-PR, but saves themselves thanks to Santos); Globo Esporte, 7 December 2014 (in Portuguese)
External links edit
- Atlético Pararanaense profile (in Portuguese)
- Matteus at Soccerway