Matheus da Conceição Nascimento (born 15 May 1995), known as Matheus Blade or just Blade, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Super League club Arema. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Nicknamed after Wesley Snipes' character Blade,[1] he was born in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, and began his career with hometown side Cabofriense. He subsequently served loans at Madureira and Olaria, but failed to appear with both sides.
In 2018, Blade signed for Barretos, but also did not feature and moved on loan to Francana. Upon returning in December,[2] he became a regular starter before joining Noroeste for the 2019 Copa Paulista.[3]
Blade established himself as an undisputed starter for Norusca in the following years, and renewed his contract until 2025 on 11 April 2023.[4] The following day, he was announced at Maringá on loan.[5]
Back to Noroeste for the 2024 season, Blade was loaned to ABC on 29 April of that year.[6] On 15 November, he returned to his parent club for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista.[7]
On 8 August 2025, Blade officially signed for Indonesian club Arema.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cabofriense | 2016 | Carioca | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Madureira (loan) | 2016 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Olaria (loan) | 2017 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Barretos | 2018 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Francana (loan) | 2018 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Noroeste | 2019 | Paulista A3 | — | — | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | — | 15 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | 7[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Paulista A2 | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | 6[a] | 3 | 20 | 6 | ||||
| 2024 | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025 | Paulista | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 96 | 6 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 117 | 9 | |||||
| Maringá (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| ABC (loan) | 2024 | Série C | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Arema | 2025–26 | Super League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 25 | 2 | 130 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 178 | 12 | ||
