| Matheus Machado | |
| Fullname: | Matheus Pires Machado |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.72m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Montrose |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017 –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Palmeiras |
| Youthyears2: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Red Bull Brasil |
| Youthclubs3: | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Rio Ave B |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Elgin City |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Rothes |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Montrose |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10:55, 1 February 2024 (UTC) |
Matheus Pires Machado (born 9 July 2001) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Montrose.
Machado began his career with Red Bull Brasil, before signing for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in August 2018.[1] He was included in a first-team squad for the first time in March 2019,[2] and made his debut in the 2019–20 season, coming on late in a 3-1 loss to Partick Thistle.
He was released by the club in June 2020 when his contract expired. He subsequently joined Portugal's Primera Liga side, Rio Ave on 1 July 2020.[3]
Machado returned to Scottish football in August 2021, signing for Elgin City.[4] He made his debut for Elgin in a 2–0 away loss to Edinburgh City after being substituted on in the final 20 minutes.
On 9 August 2022, Machado left Elgin and joined Highland Football League side Rothes.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Machado was signed by League One side, Montrose.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[7] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Rio Ave B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Elgin City | 2021–22 | Scottish League Two | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[8] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rothes | 2022–23 | Highland League | |||||||||||
| Montrose | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||