Mateus Santos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateus Barbosa Santos Criciúma | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Manga, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cuiabá | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Paulista | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Porto (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Paulista | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ituano | 19 | (2) |
| 2021 | São Bento | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Botoșani | 38 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Farul Constanța | 16 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → A.E. Kifisia (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | RS Berkane | 15 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Portimonense | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Cuiabá | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 April 2026 | |||
Mateus Barbosa Santos Criciúma (born 19 January 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Cuiabá.
Career
[edit]Santos started his football career as a junior at the academies of Paulista, Porto, Grêmio and Atlético Mineiro. He recorded his senior debut with the former club on 8 February 2017, in a 1–0 home defeat of Atibaia in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.
On 23 July 2021, Santos joined Botoșani of Romania on a two-year contract.[1] He made his debut on 6 August that year, in a 2–1 Liga I victory over UTA Arad.[2]
On 9 September 2025, Santos signed a two-season contract with Portimonense in Portugal.[3] After making just four appearances for the Portimão-based side, in January 2026, he returned to Brazil, joining Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Cuiabá.[4]
Honours
[edit]Farul Constanța
- Liga I: 2022–23
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2023
RS Berkane
- Botola Pro: 2024–25
- Moroccan Throne Cup runner-up: 2024–25
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2024–25
References
[edit]- ↑ "FC Botoșani transferă pe bandă rulantă! Cine este brazilianul "bombă" anunțat de Valeriu Iftime acum o săptămână" [FC Botoșani makes a myriad of transfers! Who is the Brazilian "bomb" who was announced by Valeriu Iftime a week ago] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "Botoşani vs. UTA Arad - 6 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mateus Santos é reforço do Portimonense" [Mateus Santos is a new signing for Portimonense.] (in Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ "Atacante Mateus Santos é o novo reforço do Dourado" [Forward Mateus Santos is the new Dourado reinforcement] (in Portuguese). Cuiabá Esporte Clube. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mateus Santos Archived 17 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
- Mateus Santos at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Footballers from Minas Gerais
- Living people
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Men's association football wingers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Paulista Futebol Clube players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- Ituano FC players
- Esporte Clube São Bento players
- FC Botoșani players
- FCV Farul Constanța players
- A.E. Kifisia F.C. players
- RS Berkane players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Cuiabá Esporte Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Liga I players
- Super League Greece players
- Botola players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco