Matteus Oliveira Santos (born 11 October 1989), simply known as Matteus, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

, Matteus played amateur football well into his 20s. He was also on trial at

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in 2011, but nothing came of it, and he made his debuts as a senior with

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in the following year. In late 2012 Matteus joined

Independente de Limeira Independente Futebol Clube, more commonly referred to as Independente de Limeira, is a Brazilian football club based in Limeira, São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state footba ...

, appearing regularly and being one of the club's most important players. On 28 May 2013 he moved to

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

, but was loaned to Ferroviária in August. Matteus returned to ''Furacão'' in September 2014, and made his debut for the club on 7 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–1 away draw against

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

.Palmeiras empata com o Atlético-PR, mas se salva graças ao Santos (Palmeiras draws with Atlético-PR, but saves themselves thanks to Santos)
Globo Esporte, 7 December 2014

References

External links

Atlético Pararanaense profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matteus Oliveira Santos 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Club Athletico Paranaense players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Esporte Clube Água Santa players