Matheus Pires Machado (born 9 July 2001) is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for
Montrose in
Scottish League One.
Career
Machado began his career with
Red Bull Brasil, before signing for Scottish club
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...
in August 2018. He was included in a first-team squad for the first time in March 2019, and made his debut in the 2019–20 season, coming on late in a 3-1 loss to
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
.
He was released by the club in June 2020 when his contract expired. He subsequently joined
Portugal's
Primera Liga side,
Rio Ave
Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Football in Portugal, Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which ...
on 1 July 2020.
Machado returned to Scottish football in August 2021, signing for
Elgin City. He made his debut for Elgin in a 2–0 away loss to Edinburgh City after being substituted on in the final 20 minutes.
On 9 August 2022, Machado left Elgin and joined
Highland Football League
The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system
The Scottish football league syst ...
side
Rothes.
On 31 January 2023, Machado was signed by
League One side,
Montrose.
Career statistics
Club
References
2001 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Red Bull Bragantino II players
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
SE Palmeiras players
Rio Ave F.C. players
Elgin City F.C. players
Footballers from São Paulo
Rothes F.C. players
Montrose F.C. players
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