Higor Matheus Meritão (born 23 June 1994) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for CRB, on loan from

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. He has previously represented a number of

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state clubs in the lower divisions of the

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, as well as a spell with Botafogo-PB in 2017. He made his debut in the national league in 2018 for Ferroviária in a

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match against

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on 19 May 2018. Following his loan move to Botafogo-SP, he made his

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debut as a second-half substitute in the first match of the

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season, against Vitória.

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* Living people 1994 births Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Atlético Monte Azul players Olímpia Futebol Clube players Associação Esportiva Santacruzense players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) players Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rioclarense players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Goiás Esporte Clube players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Liga MX players Footballers from São Paulo (state) People from Monte Alto, São Paulo Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub