Mattheus de Andrade Gama de Oliveira, sometimes known as just Mattheus Oliveira or Mattheus (born 7 July 1994), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguese club Farense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mattheus de Andrade Gama de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Farense | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Flamengo | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Estoril (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Estoril | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Vitória SC (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória SC (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Coritiba (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022 | Mafra | 24 | (0) |
| 2023– | Farense | 24 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 30 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 30 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Mattheus Oliveira is the son of former Brazilian player Bebeto, and became widely known just days after his birth due to his father's 'cradle-rocking' celebration on scoring a crucial goal against the Netherlands in the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals.[1]
Career
Flamengo
Mattheus Oliveira made his professional debut for Flamengo on 3 February 2012, as a 77th-minute substitute for Lucas Quintino in a goalless home Campeonato Carioca match against Olaria; it was his only appearance of the season.[2] On 17 June, he made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut, coming on in added time for Ibson in a 1–0 home win over Santos.[3] He made 11 appearances in that campaign, with three starts, the first of which was a goalless draw against Portuguesa at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos on 27 July.[4]
Mattheus Oliveira played five games as Flamengo won the 2014 Campeonato Carioca.[5]
Estoril
On 30 January 2015, Mattheus Oliveira was loaned to Estoril in Portugal's Primeira Liga.[6] He began playing regularly in 2015–16, scoring his first professional goals on 7 March with two in a 3–1 win at Rio Ave,[7] and repeated the feat 13 days later in a 3–0 win at Académica de Coimbra.[8]
Sporting
In May 2017, Mattheus Oliveira signed a five-year deal with Sporting CP.[1] The buyout clause was set at €60 million.[9] In November 2020, the €2 million transfer fee was investigated by Portuguese courts for being double the player's valuation by the website Transfermarkt.[10]
Mattheus Oliveira made his Sporting debut on 19 September 2017 in a goalless Taça da Liga group game at home to Marítimo, as a starter.[11] He also made a brief appearance in the Taça de Portugal against Famalicão and played one game in the UEFA Champions League in November against Olympiacos.[12]
On 23 January 2018, Mattheus Oliveira was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga club Vitória SC for the rest of the season.[13] At the end of the campaign, he returned to Sporting, but, at the start of the 2018–19 season, rejoined Vitória on another season-long loan from Sporting.[14]
Mattheus Oliveira returned to his homeland's top flight on 30 September 2020, being lent to Coritiba until the following June.[15] He played 12 games for the Coxo, scoring once at the end of a 3–1 loss on his return to Flamengo on 21 November.[16] He missed the 2021 Campeonato Paranaense with a thigh injury.[17]
Mattheus Oliveira cancelled his contract with Sporting by mutual consent in September 2021.[18]
Mafra
On 25 January 2022, Mattheus Oliveira signed an 18-month deal with Liga Portugal 2 outfit Mafra.[19]
Farense
In January 2023, Mattheus signed with Farense in Liga Portugal 2.[20] At the end of the season, the Faro club finished second in the league, achieving promotion to the Primeira Liga.[21]
On 30 September 2023, in a Primeira Liga match at the Estádio de São Luís, Oliveira scored two free kicks against his former club Sporting CP, with Farense losing by 2–3.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 March 2024[23]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2012 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Estoril (loan) | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| Total | 26 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Estoril | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Vitória SC (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 37 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Mafra | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Farense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 17 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Total | 43 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 48 | 9 | ||||
| Career total | 181 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 21 | ||
Honours
- Flamengo