| Matheus Sales | |
| Fullname: | Matheus de Sales Cabral |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Guarulhos, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Ulsan HD |
| Clubnumber: | 95 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | São Paulo |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Palmeiras |
| Years1: | 2014–2021 |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Bahia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → América Mineiro (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Figueirense (loan) |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Novorizontino (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Coritiba (loan) |
| Caps6: | 61 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2021–2024 |
| Caps7: | 40 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | → Goiás (loan) |
| Caps8: | 35 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) |
| Caps9: | 34 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Ulsan HD |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 January 2024 |
Matheus de Sales Cabral (born 13 May 1995), known as Matheus Sales, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Matheus Sales joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2009, after being approved in a trial.[1] In 2014, after being strongly linked to Internacional, he signed a new four-year deal with the club.[2]
Matheus Sales made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 October 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sport Recife.[3] In the year's Copa do Brasil, he started in both legs of the final, earning plaudits for his performance on the second match.[4]
In January 2024, Sales signed for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Palmeiras | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Bahia (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Novorizontino (loan) | 2019 | Campeonato Paulista | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 30 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | |||
| Coritiba | 2021 | Série B | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |||
| Goiás (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 31 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 189 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 7 | |||
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