Matheus Antunes Ribeiro (born 23 October 1993) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for CRB.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Matheus Ribeiro was an

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youth graduate. After a short spell at Juventude, he moved to União Frederiquense on 7 March 2014. Matheus Ribeiro subsequently joined hometown's Ypiranga in 2014.

Atlético Paranaense

After impressing with Ypiranga in

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, Matheus Ribeiro signed a one-year deal with

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on 27 April of the following year. He made his Série A debut on 4 July 2015, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–2 away loss against Cruzeiro. Matheus Ribeiro appeared rarely for ''Furacão'' during the campaign, and left the club on 11 January 2016.

Atlético Goianiense

On 20 January 2016, Matheus Ribeiro signed a short-term deal with Série B side

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. He renewed his contract on 19 May 2016, signing until the end of the year. Matheus Ribeiro scored his first professional goal on 21 June in a 1–1 draw at

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. On 14 October, he scored a double in a 2–1 home win against Paysandu.

Santos

On 11 November 2016, as his contract was due to expire, Matheus Ribeiro agreed to a pre-contract with Santos, ahead of the 2017 season. He made his debut for the club the following 12 March, starting in a 4–1

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away routing of São Bernardo FC. After the injuries of Zeca and Caju, Matheus made his

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debut on 4 May 2017, starting as a

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in a 3–2 home win against

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. He would spend the rest of the season as a backup to Victor Ferraz and Daniel Guedes in the right flank. On 12 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to

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side

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for one year, with a buyout clause. He made his debut abroad twelve days later, starting in a 0–0

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home draw against

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. On 12 July 2018, after being rarely used, Matheus was announced by

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on loan until the end of the year, with a buyout clause. His loan was extended for a further campaign on 10 December, but he was recalled the following 20 January after a request from new manager

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. Despite being recalled, Matheus Ribeiro only featured rarely and was subsequently deemed surplus to requirements throughout the season.

Chapecoense

On 31 December 2019, Matheus Ribeiro moved to Chapecoense on loan for the season. On 6 November, he terminated his contract with Santos and signed for ''Chape'' permanently.

Career statistics

Honours

Atlético Goianiense *

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Chapecoense *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Matheus 1993 births Living people People from Erechim Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Esporte Clube Juventude players Ypiranga Futebol Clube players Club Athletico Paranaense players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Santos FC players Figueirense FC players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Avaí FC players CR Vasco da Gama players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Liga MX players Club Puebla players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul