Matheus Matias Ferreira (born 26 June 1998), known as Matheus Matias or simply Matheus, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays for
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as a
striker
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Club career
ABC
Born in
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
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, Matheus only played
futsal and
seven-a-side football before being approved on a trial at
ABC
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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
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.
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
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History
The club was founded on 30 April 1947, in Ituiuta ...
. 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.
Corinthians
On 21 February 2018, after scoring ten goals in ten matches, Matheus signed a five-year contract with
Série A side
Corinthians. 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.
Career statistics
Honours
;ABC
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Campeonato Potiguar: 2018
;Corinthians
*
Campeonato Paulista
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:
2018
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References
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
ABC Futebol Clube players
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Ceará Sporting Club players
Avaí FC players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Gimhae FC players
Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea