Matheus Philippe Coutinho Gomes (born 2 October 1995), better known as Matheus Gomes, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Matheus Gomes started his career at Fluminense FC, and although as third goalkeeper, he was champion of the 2016 Primeira Liga. He also played through Ipatinga, Macaé, América de Teófilo Otoni, Serra Macaense, Paulista, São Gonçalo EC and Tocantins de Miracema. In 2022, he also played six matches for Olaria in Campeonato Carioca Série A2. In September 2022, signed with CS Sergipe.

Match-fixing scandal

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. According to the public prosecutor, on the 27th and 28 October 2022, in the state of São Paulo and the municipality of Recife, Matheus Gomes would have promised, alongside the bet handlers Bruno Lopes de Moura, Ícaro Fernando Calixto dos Santos and Victor Yamasaki Fernandes, give illicit financial advantage to the match between Sport Recife and Operário. Matheus had initiated the manipulation and acted as intermediary between those involved. The agreement was for player

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(Operário Ferroviário) to receive a red card - which he did not achieve, although, according to investigators, he tried. The promise was to pay R$ 500,000, with R$40,000 paid to Fernando Neto. On 2 June 2023, Matheus Gomes was permanently banned from football after being judged in the match-fixing scandal.

Honours

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Post career

After the ban in professional football, it was reported that Matheus currently works as an app driver.

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at ogol.com.br * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes, Matheus 1995 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Fluminense FC players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (Teófilo Otoni) players Serra Macaense Futebol Clube players Paulista Futebol Clube players Tocantins Esporte Clube (TO) players Olaria Atlético Clube players Club Sportivo Sergipe players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Footballers from Minas Gerais Sportspeople banned for life