Mateus de Oliveira Barbosa (

Ponte Nova Ponte Nova is a municipality in central-eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Geography Ponte Nova is located a few kilometers south of the Doce River on a tributary called the Piranga. As of 2020, the population is estimated at 59,875 inhabita ...

, May 18, 1987), known only by Mateus, was a Brazilian footballer. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder for

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama ( , ; – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India, first European to reach India by sea. Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...

Career

Played for

for 6 years, spending several years out on loan until he finally left in 2013.

Career statistics

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References

External links

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* 1987 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers CR Vasco da Gama players Esporte Clube Bahia players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Al-Ettifaq FC players Men's association football midfielders People from Ponte Nova Footballers from Minas Gerais 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub