Matheus Caldeira Vidotto de Oliveira (born 10 April 1993) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Tokyo Verdy.

Career

Early life

Matheus began playing for

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' academy at the age of eleven and had a very successful campaign. He won the 2012 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. He also had to deal with three surgeries due to Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome.

Corinthians

Matheus was moved to the first team in 2012, but only made his professional debut on 22 July 2015, as he entered in the second half of Corinthians' 1–0 victory against

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stadium in Natal. His official debut took place on 24 February 2016 as he started in a

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match against São Bento.

Figuirense

Matheus joined to Figuirense for 2019 season. He left the club in 2019 after a season at Figuirense.

Tokyo Verdy

On 15 January 2020, Matheus abroad to Japan and announcement officially transfer to J2 club, Tokyo Verdy for ahead of 2020 season. Although he was late in the early part of the season due to a breakdown, he contributed to the buildup with his good foot skills and grabbed a position in the 4th round. As a result, he played in 37 games this year.

International career

He has been capped at Under-20 level for Brazil and was part of the squad for the

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. He was also part of the Brazil U23 squad in 2016. In April 2013, Matheus was called up by

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for a friendly against

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, despite never playing professionally before. He was an unused substitute.

Career statistics

Honours

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References

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* 1993 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Association football goalkeepers J2 League players Figueirense FC players Tokyo Verdy players Expatriate footballers in Japan Footballers from São Paulo {{Brazil-footy-goalkeeper-stub