Higor Meritão Explained

Higor Meritão
Fullname:Higor Matheus Meritão
Birth Date:1994 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Monte Alto, Brazil
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:Criciúma (on loan from UNAM)
Years1:2013–2015
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Olímpia (loan)
Years3:2016
Caps3:14
Goals3:1
Years4:2017
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2017
Caps5:17
Goals5:1
Years6:2018
Caps6:20
Goals6:4
Years7:2018–2022
Caps7:31
Goals7:4
Years8:2019
Clubs8:Botafogo-SP (loan)
Caps8:28
Goals8:1
Years9:2020–2021
Clubs9:Paraná (loan)
Caps9:32
Goals9:2
Years10:2021–2022
Clubs10:UNAM (loan)
Caps10:35
Goals10:2
Years11:2022–
Caps11:24
Goals11:0
Years12:2023
Clubs12:Goiás (loan)
Caps12:8
Goals12:0
Years13:2024–
Clubs13:Criciúma (loan)
Caps13:0
Goals13:0
Club-Update:16:05, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Higor Matheus Meritão (born 23 June 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Criciúma, on loan from UNAM.

He has previously represented a number of São Paulo state clubs in the lower divisions of the Campeonato Paulista, as well as a spell with Botafogo-PB in 2017.[1] He made his debut in the national league in 2018 for Ferroviária in a 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D match against Cianorte on 19 May 2018.

Following his loan move to Botafogo-SP, he made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série B debut as a second-half substitute in the first match of the 2019 season, against Vitória.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-Ferroviária, Higor Meritão disputará Série B do Brasileiro pelo Botafogo-SP. Globo Esporte. pt. 20 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Em casa, Botafogo-SP bate o Vitória de virada na estreia da Série B. Globo Esporte. pt. 27 April 2019.