Matheus Pereira da Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Corinthians | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Empoli | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Brazil U15 | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Brazil U17 | 8 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2015. | |||
Matheus Pereira da Silva (born 25 February 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Empoli.[1]
Career
Early life
Matheus began playing for Corinthians's academy at the age of eleven. He has been considered one of the club's most promising young players in years.[2]
Corinthians
Matheus was elevated to the professional team in January 2015 for the team's pre-season in Florida, United States. He did not take part in any of the friendly matches, only participating in training sessions.[3] He remained training with the main squad ever since. He was a non-used substitute during several matches, most of them of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He made his debut in a friendly match against ABC on 22 July 2015 playing the entire game, which was a celebration of ABC's centennial.[4]
Matheus made his official debut on 23 August 2015, as he entered in the second half of Corinthians' 3–0 victory against Cruzeiro at Arena Corinthians.[5] His first official start was against Santos in a Copa do Brasil match on August 26.[6]
Empoli
On 28 June 2016 Matheus was signed by Serie A club Empoli F.C..[7]
Statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2015.
| Club | Season | National League | National Cup | Libertadores | Copa Sudamericana | State League | Friendly | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
- Corinthians
International
Brazil
References
- ↑ Staff. "Matheus Pereira" (in Portuguese). corinthians.com.br. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Dassler Marques (2015-05-20). "Promessa despenca no Corinthians após promoção surpresa e tour pela Europa" (in Portuguese). esporte.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Staff (2015-01-06). "Tite vai observar Matheus Pirulão durante pré-temporada" (in Portuguese). esportes.terra.com.br. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Staff (2015-07-22). "Tite vai observar Matheus Pirulão durante pré-temporada" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Staff (2015-08-23). "Elogiado por companheiros, Matheus Pereira faz estreia em jogos oficiais" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ↑ Rafael Alaby Martins Ferreira (2015-08-26). "Com Matheus Pereira, Corinthians está escalado contra o Santos; confira" (in Portuguese). torcedores.com. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ↑ "Preso Matheus Pereira da Silva" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.