| Matheus Pereira | |
| Fullname: | Matheus Pereira de Souza |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 2000 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.72m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Santa Clara |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cruzeiro |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Guarani (loan) |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Vizela |
| Caps3: | 48 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Santa Clara |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 November 2024 |
Matheus Pereira de Souza (born 21 December 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier Liga club, Santa Clara.
Pereira is a youth product of Cruzeiro since 2015.[1] He began his senior career with the club in 2020 originally signing a contract until the end of 2021.[2] On 2 February 2022, he joined Guarani on loan in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.[3] On 30 July 2022, he transferred to the Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vizela with a contract until 2025.[4] He made his debut with Vizela in a 2-2 Primeira Liga tie with Boavista F.C. on 30 October 2022, scoring his side's first goal in the 6th minute.[5]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2020 | Série B | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Série B | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 1 | |||||
| Guarani (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Vizela | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 57 | 4 | |||||
| Santa Clara | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 8 | |||