Matheus Soares Thuler (born 10 March 1999) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Early career

Thuler started his youth career at

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and was the team captain for the winning side in the

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in 2018.

Flamengo

Despite still playing for the under-20 team, Thuler debuted for Flamengo in 30 August 2017 in a

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match against Paraná in a match were Flamengo fielded reserves and youngsters. In 2018, after a strong performance at Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Thuler was promoted to the professional team. He played a total of five matches at Rio de Janeiro State League when Flamengo rotated the roster. On 26 May 2018, he debuted in a

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match against

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at Estádio Independência, he played alongside his former under-20 partner

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due to injuries of

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and

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, Flamengo won that match 1–0. Thuler kept his partnership with

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for another four matches until the league break for the

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, on the last of this five-match run he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against

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. On 17 July 2018, Thuler extended his contract with Flamengo until July 2023. On 28 August 2020, Thuler extended his contract with Flamengo until December 2024.

Loan to Montpellier

On 25 June 2021, Thuler signed for

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club

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on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.

Vissel Kobe

On 1 August 2022, Thuler signed for

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club

on loan until the end of the 2022 season. On 4 January 2023, it was announced that he would be permanently transferred to Vissel Kobe.

International career

On 12 June 2018, Thuler was called up to the Brazil U20s for an early period of training ahead of the

2019 South American U-20 Championship The 2019 South American U-20 Championship was the 29th edition of the South American U-20 Championship ( es, CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, pt, CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by C ...

Career statistics

Honours

Flamengo *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thuler, Matheus 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ligue 1 players J1 League players CR Flamengo footballers Montpellier HSC players Vissel Kobe players Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan