Matheus Pereira da Silva (born 25 February 1998) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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Career

Early life

Matheus began playing for

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' academy at the age of eleven. He has been considered one of the club's most promising young players in years.

Corinthians

Matheus was elevated to the professional team in January 2015 for the team's pre-season in

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, United States. He did not take part in any of the friendly matches, only participating in training sessions. He was a non-used substitute during several matches, most of them of the

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. He made his debut in a friendly match against

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on 22 July 2015, playing the entire game, which was a celebration of ABC's centennial. Matheus made his official debut on 23 August 2015 in the second half of Corinthians' 3–0 victory against Cruzeiro at

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. His first official start was against

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in a

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match on 26 August.

Empoli and Juventus

On 28 June 2016, Matheus was signed by Serie A club

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In April 2016, it was reported that Matheus had completed a deal to sign with

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in the summer of 2016. However, as the Turin-based club had already exceeded their non-EU registration quota for international transfers, he would be signed by Empoli from Corinthians first, before joining Juventus. On 31 January 2017, Matheus was signed by the Serie A club Juventus on loan. On 31 August 2017, the last of day of the French and Italian summer transfer windows, he joined

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on loan from Juventus for the 2017–18 season, while Bordeaux secured an option to sign him permanently. On 27 April 2019, Matheus played his first match both in

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and with the Juventus senior side, coming on as a substitute for

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late in the second half of a 1–1 away draw against

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; he almost scored the match-winning goal in the final minute.

Loan to Dijon

On 29 August 2019, he joined the French club

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on loan with an option to purchase.

Barcelona B

On 25 January 2020, Pereira was sent on loan to the Spanish club

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, in a deal involving

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moving the other way. The club later activated his buyout clause.

Eibar

On 12 July 2022, Barcelona announced the transfer of Pereira to

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side

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Fortaleza

On 27 May 2025, Pereira returned to his home country after nearly nine years, after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with

Career statistics

Honours

Juventus *

: 2018–19 Corinthians *

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Brazil U17 *

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References

External links

FC Barcelona official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Matheus 1998 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Empoli FC players Juventus FC players Juventus Next Gen players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Paraná Clube players Dijon FCO players FC Barcelona Atlètic players SD Eibar footballers Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players Serie C players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 3 players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Segunda División players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen