| Matheuzinho | |
| Fullname: | Matheus Martins Fogaça de Paula |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Capivari de Baixo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.65m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, forward |
| Currentclub: | Vitória |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Figueirense |
| Years1: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Figueirense |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Hercílio Luz (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Caxias |
| Caps3: | 54 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Ypiranga-RS |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Vitória |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 01:42, 18 February 2024 (UTC) |
Matheus Martins Fogaça de Paula (born 18 October 1997), commonly known as Matheuzinho or Matheusinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a forward for Vitória.
Matheuzinho was born in Capivari de Baixo, Santa Catarina, and represented Figueirense as a youth. He made his first team debut on 4 March 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Rafael Bastos in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win over Metropolitano.
Matheuzinho scored his first senior goal on 15 March 2015, netting Figueiras fourth in a 4–0 away routing of the same opponent.[1] After being mainly used in the under-20 sides, he made his Série A debut on 3 July 2016, replacing Jocinei in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Mineiro.
Matheuzinho was loaned to Hercílio Luz for the 2018 Catarinense, but only featured for the under-23 team of Figueirense after returning.[2] He again featured rarely before signing for Caxias on 18 September 2020.[3]
On 20 October 2022, Matheuzinho signed for Ypiranga-RS for the upcoming season.[4] The following 7 April, he moved to Vitória as the club paid his release clause,[5] and was regularly used as the club achieved promotion from the Série B as champions.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Figueirense | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[6] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Hercílio Luz (loan) | 2018 | Catarinense | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Caxias | 2020 | Série D | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 4 | |||||
| Ypiranga-RS | 2023 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Vitória | 2023 | Série B | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[7] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 73 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 10 | |||
Figueirense
2015
Vitória