| Matheus Ortigoza | |
| Fullname: | Matheus Cardoso de Souza |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Garopaba, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Currentclub: | Mogi Mirim (on loan from Duque de Caxias) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Imbituba |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Corinthians |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Avaí |
| Years1: | 2014– |
| Clubs1: | Duque de Caxias |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Portuguesa (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Mogi Mirim (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Pcupdate: | 11 July 2016 |
Matheus Cardoso de Souza (born 8 September 1993), known as Matheus Ortigoza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Mogi Mirim, on loan from Duque de Caxias, as a forward.
Ortigoza was born in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, and joined Corinthians' youth setup on 27 July 2010, after starting it out at Imbituba.[1] In 2013, he moved to Avaí, being assigned to the under-20 squad. His position on the team is striker-centre-forward.
On 7 May 2014 Ortigoza joined Duque de Caxias,[2] and also scored his first goal for on 3 August, which ended the team's a five-month fasting.[3] He finished the campaign with 12 appearances and three goals.
On 10 February 2015 Ortigoza was loaned to Portuguesa, after a period on trial.[4] He made his debut for the club on 4 March, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Santos-AP;[5] six days later he made his Campeonato Paulista debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Gonçalves in a 1–2 away loss against XV de Piracicaba, also scoring his side's only.[6]
On 18 May Ortigoza moved to Mogi Mirim, shortly after being released by Lusa.[7]