Mateus Cecchini
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateus Cecchini Müller | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internacional | |||
| 2020–2023 | Virtus Entella | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Inter Milan (loan) | ||
| 2022–2023 | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Virtus Entella | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | SV Stripfing | 32 | (4) |
| 2026– | Portuguesa | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:08, 18 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mateus Cecchini Müller (born 25 February 2003) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguesa.
Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Cecchini played for the youth sides of Internacional before moving to Italian club Virtus Entella in 2020; initially an attacking midfielder, he switched to a defensive midfielder role after arriving in Europe.[1] He made his first team debut with the latter on 10 May 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Leonardo Morosini in a 3–2 Serie B away loss to Pisa.[2]
On 11 August 2021, Cecchini was loaned to Inter Milan, being initially a member of their Primavera squad.[3] The club opted to not activate his buyout clause in June 2022,[4] and he subsequently moved to Sampdoria also in a temporary deal.[5]
Back to Virtus in July 2023, Cecchini became a permanent member of the main squad now in Serie C, but only played in two matches during the entire season. On 30 June 2024, he was announced at Austrian 2. Liga side SV Stripfing.[6]
Cecchini scored his first professional goal on 11 April 2025, netting the winner in a 2–1 home success over SKN St. Pölten. Regularly used, he renewed his contract on 20 June of that year.[7]
On 26 December 2025, Cecchini returned to his home country after joining Portuguesa on a one-year deal.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 18 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Virtus Entella | 2020–21 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| SV Stripfing | 2024–25 | 2. Liga | 21 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||||
| Portuguesa | 2026 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Coppa Italia Serie C
References
- ^ "Meia formado no Inter é contratado pela Inter de Milão" [Midfielder groomed at Inter is signed by Inter de Milão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Resistência Colorada. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Il Pisa chiude la stagione con un tris all'Entella" [Pisa end the season with three goals against Entella] (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "UFFICIALE – Inter, completato l'acquisto di Mateus Cecchini Müller" [OFFICIAL – Inter complete the signing of Mateus Cecchini Müller] (in Italian). FCInter1908.it. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "FCIN1908 / Inter, Cecchini Muller non sarà riscattato e tornerà all'Entella: lo scenario" [FCIN1908 / Inter, Cecchini Muller will not be bought and will return to Entella: the scenario] (in Italian). FCInter1908.it. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Sampdoria: 'A sprescia a mette ma' (la premura mette male)" [Sampdoria: 'Haste brings bad luck' (haste brings bad luck)] (in Italian). Genova 24. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "SV Stripfing verpflichtet Mateus Cecchini Muller" [SV Stripfing sign Mateus Cecchini Muller] (in German). SV Stripfing. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Gabryel, Müller und Konstantin Kerschbaumer bleiben unserem Klub erhalten" [Gabryel, Müller and Konstantin Kerschbaumer will remain with our club.] (in German). SV Stripfing. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Lusa anuncia ex-volante da Inter de Milão como reforço para o Paulistão" [Lusa announce former Inter Milan defensive midfielder as an addition for the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Mateus Cecchini at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2025.