Matheus Bueno Batista (born 30 July 1998) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for Portuguese club

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Career

Matheus Bueno initially played amateur football, for a club called Novo Mundo in

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. He was spotted in a friendly with

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in early 2016 and ended up signing. In 2018 he worked with the under-20 team, and was part of the squad for the

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before being promoted to the first team for the

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. In the final part of the

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season he made a return to the first team, making his national league debut as a substitute in a 5–2 defeat against São Bento on 6 November 2018. On 22 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Portuguese club

in the

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* 1998 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Gil Vicente F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers from Curitiba {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub