Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins (born 15 February 2000), commonly known as Tetê, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Panathinaikos.

Club career

Early career

Born in Alvorada,

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, Tetê joined the youth academy of Grêmio in 2008. In 2016, he scored 33 goals for the reserves. On 20 April 2018, his contract was extended until 2021.

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 20 February 2019, Tetê moved abroad and joined Ukrainian club

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. On 13 April, he made his first team debut in a 3–0 league victory against

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. On 6 November, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–3 away draw against

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in the 2019–20 season. On 21 October 2020, Tetê scored the opening goal and provided one assist in Shakhtar's memorable 3–2 victory away to

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in the group stage of the

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Loans

On 7 March 2022,

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announced that, due to the

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, all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine are suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until that day. On 31 March 2022, Tetê used the new rule to join

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in France until the end of June 2022. The arrangement was repeated for the 2022–23 season as FIFA has extended the system for another year. On 29 January 2023, Tetê signed for Premier League side

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on loan until June 2023. On 4 February 2023, he scored on his debut for Leicester City in a 4–2 win against

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in the Premier League. In July 2023, Tetê announced he would not be returning to Shakhtar Donetsk, citing the ongoing war in Ukraine as a contributing factor. He said he had received indications of interest from a number of clubs, including

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Galatasaray

On 10 August 2023, Tetê signed for

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on a four-year contract with an option for an extra year. Thirteen days later, he made his debut for the first team, coming on in the 82nd minute to replace

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in a 3–2 away win against

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in the Champions League play-off round game. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against

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in the group stage of the competition on 20 September.

Panathinaikos

On 25 July 2024, Tetê signed a four-year deal with the Greek side Panathinaikos.

International career

Tetê has represented the under-20 team at the

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. In March 2018, he was called up to train with the senior Brazil team, but he did not make a senior debut.

Career statistics

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk *

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: 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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: 2018–19 *

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Galatasaray *

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: 2023–24 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tetê 2000 births Living people People from Alvorada Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Grêmio FBPA players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Olympique Lyonnais players Leicester City F.C. players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Panathinaikos F.C. players Ukrainian Premier League players Ligue 1 players Premier League players Süper Lig players Super League Greece players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen