Matheus Leite Nascimento (born 15 January 1983), known simply as Matheus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana.
 Matheus after a game with Dnipro in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Leite Nascimento[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ribeirópolis, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Itabaiana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Itabaiana | ||
| 2005 | Marco | 14 | (4) |
| 2006–2011 | Braga | 87 | (9) |
| 2007 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2011–2016 | Dnipro | 114 | (35) |
| 2016–2020 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 107 | (55) |
| 2021–2022 | Zhejiang Professional | 43 | (11) |
| 2023 | Itabaiana | 12 | (3) |
| 2023 | Sergipe | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Itabaiana | 18 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 11 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
He spent most of his professional career in Portugal with Braga and in Ukraine with Dnipro, appearing in 154 competitive games with the second club (48 goals).[2]
Club career
editEarly years and Braga
editMatheus was born in Ribeirópolis, Sergipe. After starting professionally with lowly Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana, he moved to Portugal in summer 2005, with Liga de Honra team F.C. Marco.[3] In January of the following year, however, he was bought by Primeira Liga's S.C. Braga,[4] making four appearances in his first season.[3]
During the year 2007, encompassing both the 2006–07 and 2007–08 campaigns, Matheus served two loans: in January 2007 he joined S.C. Beira-Mar,[5] appearing from August–December with Vitória de Setúbal and being subsequently recalled by his parent club.[6]
In 2009–10, Matheus played all 30 league matches – but rarely as a starter – as Braga finished in a best-ever second place behind S.L. Benfica. He contributed five goals, in 1,142 minutes of action.[3]
Matheus started the following season with major contributions: on 28 July, he scored from a 35-meter free kick to close the score against Celtic (3–0 at home), as his team progressed to the next UEFA Champions League qualifying round (4–2 on aggregate).[7] On 13 August, in the league opener against Portimonense SC, he started and opened the scoring in an eventual 3–1 home win.[8] Five days later, again for the Champions League, he scored the game's only goal in a home victory over Sevilla FC[9]– in celebrating the goal, he pulled out a pacifier and put it in his mouth[10]– and netted the first in the second leg in Andalusia, in a 4–3 win (5–3 on aggregate).[11]
On 23 November 2010, Matheus scored twice in the dying minutes of the 2–0 Champions League home defeat of Arsenal,[12] although Braga would eventually fail to reach the knockout stages of the competition, finishing third in their group.
Dnipro
edit
In January 2011, the 28-year-old Matheus signed for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine, for €1 million.[13] He finished his first full season with seven goals from 23 appearances, helping his team to the fourth position. On 15 April 2014, he netted four times in their 5–1 home win against FC Volyn Lutsk.[14]
During the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final in Warsaw, Matheus collapsed on the field of play in the late stages of the team's 3–2 loss to Sevilla.[15] Manager Myron Markevych confirmed that he had been treated at hospital for a nasal fracture and a head injury, being discharged in good health hours later to reunite with his teammates.[16]
China
editOn 12 June 2016, Matheus was supposed to join Super League Greece club PAOK FC on a free transfer, signing alongside teammates Léo Matos and Evhen Shakhov.[17] However, the deal fell through and he moved to Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. instead, on a two-year contract.[18]
Relegated in his first season, Matheus remained with the side in China League One, winning promotion back to the Super League in 2019. The following 11 September, on his 100th competitive game, he scored a penalty for the only goal at home to Wuhan Zall FC.[19]
Matheus left five years later as a free agent, but continued in the country with second-tier Zhejiang Professional FC.[20] He earned another promotion at the end of the 2021 campaign.[21]
Later career
editOn 24 January 2023, aged 40, Matheus returned to Itabaiana after eighteen years.[22] He changed clubs again only three months later, signing for Club Sportivo Sergipe in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[23]
International career
editIn March 2013, after more than two years of living in the country, Matheus indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for the Ukraine national team if asked.[24]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Itabaiana | 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 2004 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Marco | 2005–06 | Liga de Honra | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | |||
| Braga | 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | – | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 8 | |||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | – | 23 | 8 | |||
| Total | 87 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 21 | ||
| Beira-Mar (loan) | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||
| Dnipro | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 8 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | 3 | – | 41 | 12 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 35 | 14 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 34 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 114 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 48 | ||
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | China League One | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 14 | ||||
| 2018 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 14 | |||||
| 2019 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 13 | |||||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 107 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 55 | ||
| Zhejiang Professional | 2021 | China League One | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2[a] | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 392 | 113 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 479 | 141 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Chinese Super League relegation play-offs
Honours
editBraga
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2010–11[27]
Dnipro
Individual
- China League One Most Valuable Player: 2017[28]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Matheus Nascimento" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ ""Quando estalou a guerra na Ucrânia às vezes tinha ansiedade, não dormia. Mas o cônsul dizia que tinha um carro e um avião preparados para nos levar"" ["When war broke out in the Ukraine I felt anxious sometimes, could not sleep. But the consul said he had a car and a plane ready to take us"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Tavares, Nuno (8 September 2010). "Braga break into big time". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Luíz and Frechaut trade places". UEFA. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Transferências no mercado de inverno" [Winter market transfers]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Matheus é reforço" [Matheus is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 May 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Braga 3–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Sp. Braga 3–1 Portimonense" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Matheus gives Braga slender lead". UEFA. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Braga's Matheus uses a pacifier as he celebrates his goal against Sevilla with team mate Leandro Salino during their Champions League qualifying soccer match". Eurosport. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ Sevillano, Jesús (25 August 2010). "Sevilla FC – Sporting de Braga (3–4): La humildad venía de Portugal" [Sevilla FC – Sporting de Braga (3–4): Humility came from Portugal]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (23 November 2010). "Braga 2–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Matheus transfere-se para Dnipro e rende um milhão ao Sp. Braga" [Matheus transfers to Dnipro and earns Sp. Braga one million]. Público (in Portuguese). 6 January 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Matheus, ex-Sp. Braga, marca um póquer na liga ucraniana" [Matheus, ex-Sp. Braga, scores four goals in the Ukrainian league] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b Morley, Gary (27 May 2015). "Europa League final: Sevilla retains title". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Meehan, Luke (28 May 2015). "Matheus fine and well after collapse – Markevych". Goal. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Συμφώνησε με ΠΑΟΚ ο Ματέους (vid)" [Matheus agreed with PAOK (vid)] (in Greek). SDNA. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Matheus Nascimento assina contrato de dois anos com time da China" [Matheus Nascimento signs two-year contract with team from China] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Matheus Nascimento's penalty helps Shijiazhuang Ever Bright win over Wuhan Zall in CSL". Xinhua News Agency. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "官宣：欢迎马修斯加盟浙江队" [Official announcement: Welcome to Zhejiang Matheus] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "足球——中超附加赛：浙江平青岛 总分胜出升入中超" (in Chinese). Sohu. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Itabaiana anuncia retorno de Matheus depois de 18 anos" [Itabaiana announce return of Matheus after 18 years] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Matheus é apresentado como jogador do Sergipe" [Matheus presented as new player of Sergipe] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Шаг навстречу. Луис Адриано и еще 8 иностранцев, рассчитывавших на сборную Украины [One step forward. Luiz Adriano and 8 foreigners, counting for the national team of Ukraine]. Tribuna (in Russian). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Matheus at Soccerway
- ^ "Matheus" (in Spanish). UEFA. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Brassell, Andy (11 May 2011). "Braga contraria favoritos rumo à final" [Braga upset favourites all the way to the final] (in Portuguese). UEFA. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "中甲颁奖典礼一方成最大赢家 永昌马修斯夺MVP" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
External links
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- Brazilian FA database (in Portuguese)
- Matheus at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Matheus at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Official website
