Matheus Aiás
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Palmares Paulista, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cruzeiro | |||
2013–2014 | Ponte Preta | ||
2014–2015 | Udinese | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Granada B | 53 | (18) |
2017 | → Lorca (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2017–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2018 | → Valencia B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018–2020 | → Mirandés (loan) | 61 | (14) |
2020– | Orlando City | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2020 |
Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues (born 30 December 1996), known as Matheus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.
Club career
Early years
Born in Palmares Paulista, São Paulo, Matheus played in the youth teams at Cruzeiro and Ponte Preta. In January 2014 he agreed to a deal with Italian Serie A side Udinese from Ponte Preta's under-17 squad.[2] He was later assigned to Granada CF, a club in the same ownership group as Udinese in Giampaolo Pozzo, joining their reserve team in November 2014 but could only be registered the following January after he turned 18.[3] Matheus made his senior debut on 15 March 2015, playing the last 12 minutes in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP. His first goal came on 4 October 2015, as he scored the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Mérida AD.
On 27 April 2017, Matheus joined fellow third division side Lorca FC on loan for two months, as an injury replacement to Chumbi,[4] helping the team win promotion to the Segunda División via the playoffs for the first time in the team's history.[5]
In July 2017, now owned by Watford, another club of the Pozzo ownership family, Matheus returned to the Spanish third division on loan with CF Fuenlabrada.[6]
On 30 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to Valencia CF Mestalla.[7]
Mirandés
On 22 August 2015, Matheus agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow third division CD Mirandés,[8] achieving promotion at the end of the 2018–19 season. His loan was renewed for a further season as the team entered LaLiga 2.[9] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Rayo Vallecano.[10] During the team's run to the 2019–20 Copa del Rey semi-finals, Matheus finished as the competition's second-highest scorer behind Alexander Isak and became the first player in a decade to score against four different La Liga opponents for a team in a lower division after netting against Celta Vigo, Sevilla, Villarreal and Real Sociedad. Only Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez had done so in that time.[11][12]
Orlando City
On 21 August 2020, Matheus signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with MLS side Orlando City.[13] After a two-month delay, Matheus was eventually able to make his debut on October 24 as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Inter Miami.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in the following game, a 4–1 rivalry win against Atlanta United.[15]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Granada B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | 33 | 16 | — | — | 33 | 16 | ||||
Total | 53 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 18 | ||
Lorca (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | |
Valencia B (loan) | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Mirandés (loan) | 2018–19 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 3 | 40 | 11 | |
2019–20 | LaLiga 2 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | 34 | 12 | ||
Total | 61 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 23 | ||
Orlando City | 2020 | MLS | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Career total | 136 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 153 | 46 |
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Ponte Preta negocia promessa da base de 17 anos com o Udinese" [Ponte Preta negotiate 17-year-old youth prospect with Udinese] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Otro jugador de la factoría del Udinese se une al filial" [Another player from the Udinese factory joins the reserves] (in Spanish). Ideal. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Matheus, nuevo fichaje del Lorca FC" [Matheus, new signing of Lorca FC] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3". El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3 (in Spanish).
- ^ "Comunicado: El C. F. Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Matheus" [Announcement: C. F. Fuenlabrada get the loan of Matheus] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "El Mestalla anuncia el fichaje del delantero Matheus Aias" [Mestalla announce the signing of forward Matheus Aias] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Matheus Aias llega a la delantera rojilla" [Matheus Aias arrives at the forward line rojilla] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Matheus Aias continuará la próxima temporada en el C.D. Mirandés" [Matheus Aias will continue the following season at C.D. Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "El VAR protagoniza la igualada en Vallecas" [VAR is the protagonist on the draw in Vallecas] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Jones, Matt. "Mirandes vs. Real Sociedad: 2020 Copa del Rey Leg 2 Live-Stream Info, Preview". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Cuánto cuesta y quién es Matheus Aias: contrato con el Mirandés, cláusula de rescisión y rumores | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Forward Matheus Aiás". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF 2, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
- ^ "Orlando City SC 4, Atlanta United FC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
- ^ "Matheus Aias Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Matheus Aias oGol profile". www.ogol.com.br (in Portuguese).
External links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from São Paulo (state)
- Brazilian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Major League Soccer players
- Club Recreativo Granada players
- Lorca FC players
- CF Fuenlabrada footballers
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- CD Mirandés footballers
- Orlando City SC players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States