Matheus Matias Ferreira (born 26 June 1998), known as Matheus Matias or simply Matheus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for ASA as a striker.
Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Matheus only played futsal and seven-a-side football before being approved on a trial at ABC in 2017. Initially assigned to the youth setup, he impressed during a friendly in September and was promoted to the first team by manager Itamar Schülle.[1]
Matheus made his professional debut on 14 October 2017, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 Série B home win against Boa Esporte. His first goal came fourteen days later, as he scored the first in a 3–0 home defeat of Londrina.
Matheus finished the campaign with two goals in ten appearances, as his side suffered relegation. The following 24 January, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 away routing of Baraúnas for the Campeonato Potiguar championship.
On 21 February 2018, after scoring ten goals in ten matches, Matheus signed a five-year contract with Série A side Corinthians.[2] He made his debut for the club on 9 June, replacing Roger late into a 0–0 home draw against Vitória for the Série A championship.[3]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ABC | 2017 | Série B | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 4 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | |||
| Corinthians | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ceará (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Avaí (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 14 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 15 | ||
