Mateus Carvalho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateus Carvalho dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tucuruí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Number | 85 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | VF4 | ||
| 2021 | Miramar | ||
| 2022 | Náutico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Independente de Tucuruí | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Náutico | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vasco da Gama | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 4 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mateus Carvalho dos Santos (born 18 March 2002), known as Mateus Cocão or Mateus Carvalho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vasco da Gama.
Club career
Early career
Born in Tucuruí, Pará, Mateus Carvalho began his career with hometown side Independente de Tucuruí, being included straight into the first team for the 2020 Série D. In the following year, after playing in the 2021 Campeonato Paraense, he moved to a social project from footballer Victor Ferraz named VF4, and also represented Miramar's youth categories.[1]
Náutico
Mateus Carvalho moved to Náutico in 2022, initially for the youth categories. He made his first team debut on 10 August of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Jobson in a 2–1 Série B home win over CRB.[1] He played in a further five matches during the season, as his side suffered relegation.
Definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2023 campaign,[2] Mateus Carvalho became a regular starter for Timbu.
Vasco da Gama
On 14 April 2023, Mateus Carvalho was loaned to Série A side Vasco da Gama for one year, with a buyout clause.[3] After the season ended on November of the same year, Mateus was bought permanently by Vasco for €370,000.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 4 March 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independente de Tucuruí | 2020 | Série D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Paraense | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Náutico | 2022 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama | 2023 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 29 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
References
- ^ a b "Promessa do Náutico, volante realiza sonho de família "boleira" ao estrear no time profissional" [Prospect of Náutico, defensive midfielder fulfills dream of "baller" family by debuting in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Com elenco ainda em formação, base do Náutico deve ter papel importante no início de 2023" [With a squad under development, Náutico's youth setup may have an important role in the start of 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esportes DP. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Vasco acerta a contratação do volante Mateus Carvalho" [Vasco agree the signing of defensive midfielder Mateus Carvalho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Vasco da Gama. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Mateus Carvalho, o Cocão, deixa timidez de lado e ganha espaço no Vasco e carinho da torcida". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Mateus Carvalho at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2024.