Matheus Oliveira (footballer, born 1997)
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Oliveira with FC Anyang in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Oliveira Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Anyang | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Audax | ||
| 2013–2016 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Guarani (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ponte Preta (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Oeste | 29 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2021 | Atlético Goianiense | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Remo | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | Água Santa | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Mirassol | 15 | (2) |
| 2023 | Inter de Limeira | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | São Bernardo | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | FC Anyang | 71 | (17) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 | |||
Matheus Oliveira Santos (born 28 September 1997), known as Matheus Oliveira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Anyang.
Club career
Santos
Born in São Paulo, Matheus started to play football at Audax before joining Santos. In September 2013, he joined Santos' youth setup at the age of 17.[1]
Matheus renewed his contract until 2019 on 26 April 2016,[2] and was promoted to the first team by manager Dorival Júnior in August.[3] On 8 October, he made his unofficial first team debut, playing the last 30 minutes and assisting Fabián Noguera's goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Benfica.[4] The following 29 March, he made his professional debut as a substitute for Léo Cittadini in a 3–1 Campeonato Paulista win against Novorizontino.[5] On 16 September 2017, he replaced Cittadini again in a 2–0 Série A loss against Botafogo, making his Série A debut.[6]
On 6 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to Red Bull Brasil until the end of the year's Paulistão.[7] On 10 February, he scored his first senior goal, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against São Caetano.
FC Anyang
After playing for several clubs at Série B and C,[8][9][10] on 10 January 2024, Matheus signed for K League 2 club FC Anyang, settling in South Korea.[11] In his first season at Anyang, he provided the most assists at the K League 2, helping the club promote to the K League 1 for the first time. He was selected as the K League 2 Most Valuable Player.[12] In the 2025 season, he scored double-digit goals to save newly promoted Anyang at the first division.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2018 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Guarani (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Ponte Preta[16] | 2019 | Série B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Oeste | 2019 | Série B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Remo | 2021 | Série B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Água Santa | 2022 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Mirassol | 2022 | Série C | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Inter de Limeira | 2023 | Série D | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| São Bernardo | 2023 | Série C | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| FC Anyang | 2024 | K League 2 | 36 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 35 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 17 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 17 | |||||
| Career total | 204 | 29 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 32 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Copa Verde
Honours
Mirassol
FC Anyang
Individual
- K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2024[12]
- K League 2 top assist provider: 2024[12]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2024[12]
References
- ^ "Série "Nossos Meninos" – Conheça os futuros craques do Santos FC" [Series "Our Lads" – Know the future starts of Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Meia Matheus Oliveira renova contrato por mais três anos com o Santos FC" [Midfielder Matheus Oliveira renews contract for three further years with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Cria da base, Matheus Oliveira ganha espaço no profissional do Santos" [Youth graduate, Matheus Oliveira gets his place in Santos' first team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Em dia de festa na Vila Belmiro, Santos e Benfica empatam amistoso por 1 a 1" [In a party day at the Vila Belmiro, Santos and Benfica draw in friendly by 1–1] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Reservão do Santos vence Novorizontino de virada e decidirá vaga em casa" [Santos' reserve team defeat Novorizontino in a comeback and will decide the qualification at home] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Botafogo bate o Santos em casa e sobe no grupo que disputa vaga na Libertadores" [Botafogo defeat Santos at home and raise in the group that challenge for a place in the Libertadores] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Matheus Oliveira se junta ao elenco" [Matheus Oliveira joins the squad] (in Portuguese). Red Bull Brasil. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Guarani contrata Rafael Longuine e Matheus Oliveira" [Guarani sign Rafael Longuine and Matheus Oliveira] (in Portuguese). Guarani FC. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Lateral Arnaldo e meia Matheus Oliveira chegam ao Majestoso para exames e devem se integrar ao elenco da Ponte" [Full back Arnaldo and midfielder Matheus Oliveira arrive at Majestoso to examinations and may join Ponte's squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Oeste anuncia contratação do meia-atacante Matheus Oliveira" [Oeste announce the signing of attacking midfielder Matheus Oliveira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ FC안양, 브라질 미드필더 마테우스 영입... "안양은 내게 큰 기회" (in Korean). FC Anyang. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e [K리그 시상식] 베스트11 6명 배출, 감독상 유병훈-MVP 마테우스까지...K리그2 시상식은 '안양 잔치'(종합). Naver (in Korean). InterFootball. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b Matheus Oliveira – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- ^ a b Matheus Oliveira at Soccerway (archived). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Matheus Oliveira's career". BeSoccer. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Lacuna entre fim de empréstimo e novo contrato deixa Matheus Oliveira fora de partida da Ponte" [Gap between end of loan and new contract keep Matheus Oliveira out of the next Ponte Preta's match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
External links
- Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)
- Matheus Oliveira at Soccerway