Mateus Carvalho dos Santos (born 18 March 2002), known as Mateus Cocão or Mateus Carvalho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for

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Club career

Early career

Born in Tucuruí, Pará, Mateus Carvalho began his career with hometown side Independente de Tucuruí, being included straight into the first team for the 2020 Série D. In the following year, after playing in the

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named VF4, and also represented

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's youth categories.

Náutico

Mateus Carvalho moved to Náutico in 2022, initially for the youth categories. He made his first team debut on 10 August of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Jobson in a 2–1 Série B home win over CRB. He played in a further five matches during the season, as his side suffered relegation. Definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2023 campaign, Mateus Carvalho became a regular starter for ''Timbu''.

Vasco da Gama

On 14 April 2023, Mateus Carvalho was loaned to Série A side

for one year, with a buyout clause. After the season ended on November of the same year, Mateus was bought permanently by Vasco for €370,000.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mateus Carvalho 2002 births Living people People from Tucuruí Footballers from Pará Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players CR Vasco da Gama players