Matheus Rocha
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Rocha in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Victor de Araújo Rocha | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Teresina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | São José-SP | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fluminense-PI | |||
| 2014–2017 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2017–2018 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Palmeiras | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Vitória (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Mirassol | 9 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Oeste (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2022 | Maringá | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → ABC (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Primavera | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Floresta | 19 | (0) |
| 2024 | Caxias | 9 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | ABC | 30 | (2) |
| 2026– | São José-SP | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:01, 24 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Matheus Victor de Araújo Rocha (born 27 December 1998), known as Matheus Rocha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for São José-SP.
Career
Born in Teresina, Piauí, Rocha began his career with hometown side Fluminense-PI, and subsequently played for Sport Recife before joining Palmeiras in September 2017.[1] After finishing his formation,[2] he was loaned to Vitória on 29 January 2019.[3]
Sparingly used, Rocha was presented at Mirassol on 20 December 2019.[4] The following 7 August, after becoming a starter, he was loaned to Oeste until the end of the year,[5] and remained at the club in the following year.
On 20 November 2021, Rocha was announced at Maringá for the upcoming season.[6] On 14 April 2022, after finishing second in the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense, he was loaned to ABC,[7] and despite helping the club in their promotion, his contract was not renewed and he left on 25 October.[8]
On 28 December 2022, Rocha was announced at Primavera.[9] Regularly used, he ended the 2023 campaign at Floresta before signing for Caxias on 1 November of that year.[10]
On 18 June 2024, Rocha returned to ABC, now in a permanent deal.[11] On 18 November of the following year, he agreed to a deal with São José-SP.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 25 November 2025.[13]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória | 2019 | Série B | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| Mirassol | 2020 | Série D | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Oeste | 2020 | Série B | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | Série C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||||
| Maringá | 2022 | Paranaense | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| ABC (loan) | 2022 | Série C | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Primavera | 2023 | Paulista A2 | — | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Floresta | 2023 | Série C | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Caxias | 2024 | Série C | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| ABC | 2024 | Série C | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| São José-SP | 2026 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 93 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 155 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Baiano, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Campeonato Paranaense, Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeonato Potiguar
- ^ a b Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Palmeiras U20
- Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20: 2018
- Campeonato Paulista Sub-20: 2018
References
- ^ "Teresinense Mateus Rocha fecha contrato com o Palmeiras" [Teresinense Mateus Rocha signs contract with Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Canal 121. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Ansioso por estreia no profissional do Palmeiras, lateral revela papo com Felipão: "Foi um paizão"" [Anxious for debut in the first team of Palmeiras, full-back reveals talk with Felipão: "He was a big daddy"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Vitória anuncia acerto com o lateral-direito Matheus Rocha, emprestado pelo Palmeiras" [Vitória announce deal with right-back Matheus Rocha, on loan from Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Mirassol apresenta 2 reforços para a disputa do Paulistão" [Mirassol present 2 additions for the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mirassol FC. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Mirassol, goleiro Luiz e lateral Matheus Rocha reforçam o Oeste" [Formerly of Mirassol, goalkeeper Luiz and full-back Matheus Rocha bolster Oeste] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "MARINGÁ – Equipe do Maringá FC anuncia lateral direito Matheus Rocha para 2022" [MARINGÁ – Maringá FC announce right back Matheus Rocha for 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Maringá Post. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Maringá FC empresta mais três do elenco vice-campeão para a Série C" [Maringá FC loan three more from the runner-up squad to the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Maringá. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Após acesso com o ABC à Série B, Matheus Rocha não renova com clube" [After promotion with ABC to the Série B, Matheus Rocha does not renew with the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Anunciado pelo Primavera, Matheus Rocha valoriza oportunidade e projeta Série A2 do Paulistão" [Announced by Primavera, Matheus Rocha values opportunity and projects the Paulistão Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Caxias-RS anuncia lateral ex-Sport e Palmeiras; Artilheiro de 2023 deixa o clube" [Caxias-RS announce former Sport and Palmeiras full-back; top scorer of 2023 leaves the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Matheus Rocha está de volta ao Mais Querido" [Matheus Rocha is back to the Mais Querido] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ABC FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "São José acerta com lateral-direito Matheus Rocha, ex-ABC, para a Série A2" [São José sign with right-back Matheus Rocha, formerly of ABC, for the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Matheus Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2019.