| Matheus Alessandro | |
| Fullname: | Matheus Alessandro dos Santos Pereira |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | União de Leiria |
| Youthclubs1: | Xerém |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Fluminense |
| Caps1: | 53 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Fortaleza (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Botafogo-SP (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Atibaia |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Alashkert |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Boavista SC |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Volta Redonda (loan) |
| Caps7: | 17 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | → Boavista SC (loan) |
| Caps9: | 8 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Clubs10: | → Volta Redonda (loan) |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023 |
| Clubs11: | → Santa Cruz (loan) |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs12: | Boavista SC |
| Caps12: | 10 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2024 |
| Caps13: | 4 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2024– |
| Clubs14: | União de Leiria |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 July 2024 |
Matheus Alessandro dos Santos Pereira (born 10 July 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Portuguese club União de Leiria.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro started his youth career with the academy of Xerém. In 2012, he signed for the under-17 team of Fluminense, after impressing the club's scouts during Taça das Favelas.[1] He won the Brasileiro under-20 with the youth side in 2016.[2]
Ahead of the 2017 season, Alessandro was promoted to the senior team.[3] On 27 April 2017, he made his first team debut in a 1–1 draw against Brasil de Pelotas, in Primeira Liga.[4] On 11 May, his contract was extended till 2020.[5] He made his league debut on 3 June, coming on as a substitute for Renato in a 3–1 victory against Vitória.[6] On 4 November, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 triumph over Botafogo.[7]
On 7 January 2019, Alessandro joined Fortaleza on loan for the upcoming season.[8] He went to South Korea on the pause for the 2019 American Cup.
In July 2019, Alessandro joined Daejeon FC on loan for the upcoming season.[9] However it was cancelled due to medical tests.[10]
On 11 September 2021, FC Alashkert announced the signing of Alessandro.[11] On 3 January 2022, Boavista announced Alessandro's signing.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fluminense | 2017[13] | Série A | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Série A | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[14] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 | |||
Alessandro's father represented CR Vasco da Gama as a youth and died when Alessandro was two years old. His uncle, Fernando is a former professional footballer who amongst other clubs played for Vasco da Gama and Flamengo.[15]