Matheus Gonçalves Savio (born 15 April 1997) is a Brazilian

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who plays as an

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or a winger for

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club

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Career

Flamengo

Savio debuted in the professional team on 25 March 2015, as a substitute, in a Rio de Janeiro State League match against Bangu. Flamengo won 2–1. Later in the same year he had his first

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appearance on 14 October 2015 against Figueirense.

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lost 3–0 and Savio played only seven minutes, again as substitute. On 13 May 2017 Savio scored his first

goal on the season opener 1–1 draw against

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Estoril Praia (loan)

On 5 January 2018 Flamengo announced the loan of Matheus Sávio to

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until the end of 2018.

CSA (loan)

On 27 December 2018, Sávio joined CSA on a loan deal.

Kashiwa Reysol

After a good performance playing on loan for Kashiwa Reysol, Savio signed, on 9 December 2019, his transfer from Flamengo to the Japanese club on a US$1.1 million contract. Flamengo received 50% of the transfer fee. In the 2024 season, he played all 38 league games in the left wing position. He scored 9 goals with 7 assists.

Urawa Red Diamonds

After good seasons in the J1 League with Kashiwa, several Japanese clubs were interested in Savio, but, on 15 December 2025, the

announce that they had signed him.

Career statistics

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Honours

Flamengo *

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CSA *

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: 2019 Kashiwa Reysol *

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Individual *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sávio, Matheus 1997 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players J2 League players J1 League players CR Flamengo footballers G.D. Estoril Praia players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Kashiwa Reysol players Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Urawa Red Diamonds players