Matheus Barbosa

Matheus Barbosa Teixeira (born 18 August 1994), known as Matheus Barbosa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cuiabá on loan from Avaí as a defensive midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is Teixeira.
Matheus Barbosa
Personal information
Full name Matheus Barbosa Teixeira[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994[2]
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cuiabá (on loan from Avaí)
Number 8
Youth career
Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Grêmio 0 (0)
2014 → ABC (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Botafogo-SP (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → América-RN (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Paulista (loan) 15 (0)
2016–2018 Atlético Tubarão 26 (2)
2018 → Avaí (loan) 23 (2)
2019– Avaí 36 (1)
2020– Cuiabá 0 (0)
National team
2011 Brazil U17 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, Barbosa is a graduate of the youth academy of Grêmio and made his professional debut in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, playing two times in the competition.[3] On 2 February, he was loaned out to ABC for the 2014 Campeonato Potiguar.[4] He went on to make seven appearances for the side and returned to his parent club in May.[3] After a short stint with Botafogo SP, Barbosa was loaned out to América RN on 5 May 2015 for the remainder of the season.[5]

In 2016, Barbosa signed with Atlético Tubarão and went on to make 17 appearances with the club in the second tier of Campeonato Catarinense.[6][7] On 23 March 2018, he joined Avaí on a loan deal.[8] Following the side's promotion to Série A, his contract was renewed for one year in December.[9]

International career

Barbosa has been at the under-17 level and has won the 2011 Copa Sudamericano Under-17 with the side.[3]

Club statistics
As of match played on 25 November 2018
Club Season League Cup State League Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio 2014[2] Série A 00002020
ABC (loan) 2014[2] Série B —007070
Botafogo SP (loan) 2014[2] Série C 00700070
América RN (loan) 2015[2] Série C 10000010
Paulista (loan) 2016[2] Paulista A2 —0015000
Atlético Tubarão 2016[6] Catarinense A2 —00170170
2017[2] Catarinense A1 —002020
2018[2] Catarinense A1 —106272
Total —10252262
Avaí (loan) 2018[2] Série B 23200—232
Career total 24280492814

    Honours

    Avaí

    References
    1. "Matheus Barbosa". SamaFoot. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
    2. "Matheus Barbosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
    3. "Após passagem pelo ABC, Matheus Barbosa retorna ao Grêmio" [After passing through the ABC, Matheus Barbosa returns to the Grêmio] (in Portuguese). Avassessoria. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
    4. "Volante Matheus Barbosa, ex-Grêmio se apresenta ao ABC" [Midfielder Matheus Barbosa, ex-Grêmio, presents to ABC] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
    5. "Série C: América-RN contrata Matheus Barbosa, ex-ABC" [Serie C: América-RN hires Matheus Barbosa, ex-ABC] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
    6. "Na sua 2 temporada no Atlético Tubarão, Matheus Barbosa acredita que a equipe pode surpreender no Catarinense" [In his second season at Atletico Tubarao, Matheus Barbosa believes that the team may surprise Catarinense] (in Portuguese). CA Esportes. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
    7. "Matheus Barbosa aprova atuação do Atlético Tubarão após vencer o Inter [Matheus Barbosa approves Atletico Tubarão's performance after beating Inter]" (in Portuguese). Engeplus. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
    8. "Em fase final de negociação com o Avaí, Matheus Barbosa se despede do Peixe" [In the final stage of negotiations with Avaí, Matheus Barbosa says goodbye to Tubarao] (in Portuguese). CA Tubarao. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
    9. "Avaí renova com zagueiro Betão e mais quatro jogadores" [Avaí renews with quarterback Betão and four more players] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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