Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira
Date of birth	5 May 1996
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Sporting B
Number	73
Youth career
2009–2010	Trafaria
2010–2015	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Sporting B	27	(8)
2015–	Sporting CP	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira (born 5 May 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal B as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Pereira moved to Portugal at a young age, joining Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at the age of 14. On 18 January 2014, whilst still a junior, he made his debut as a senior with the B-team, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Cristian Ponde in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Trofense for the Segunda Liga championship.^[1] He scored his first goal in the competition on 7 March of the following year, contributing to a 4–3 home win over C.D. Tondela.^[2]

Early into the 2015–16 season, Pereira was first called to the main squad by newly appointed manager Jorge Jesus.^[3] His first competitive appearance took place on 1 October, as he started in a 1–1 draw at Beşiktaş J.K. for the UEFA Europa League.^[4] Late in the same month he scored his first goals as a professional, helping defeat UD Vilafranquense in the Taça de Portugal (4–0, away)^[5] and KF Skënderbeu Korçë in the Europa League (5–1, home),^[6] being subsequently selected for the latter competition's team of the week.^[7]

Club statistics

As of 17 April 2016^[8]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting B	2013–14	4	0	–		–		–		–		4	0
	2014–15	12	1	–		–		–		–		12	1
	2015–16	11	7	–		–		–		–		11	7
	Total	27	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	8
Sporting	2015–16	8	0	2	2	3	0	5	3	0	0	18	5
	Total	8	0	2	2	3	0	5	3	0	0	18	5
Career Total		27	4	2	2	0	0	5	3	0	0	34	9

References

1. "Trofense-Sporting B, 1–1: Equilíbrio dá empate" [Trofense-Sporting B, 1–1: Balance equals draw] (in Portuguese). Record. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
2. "Sporting B vence Tondela com bis de Rubio" [Sporting B defeats Tondela with Rubio brace] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
3. "Matheus preserva estatuto" [Matheus preserves status] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
4. "Beşiktaş and Sporting share spoils in Istanbul". UEFA.com. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
5. "Sporting vence Vilafranquense por 4–0" [Sporting defeats Vilafranquense 4–0] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
6. "Sporting see off Skënderbeu in style". UEFA.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
7. "UEFA Europa League team of the week". UEFA.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
8. "Matheus Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

External links

• Matheus Pereira at footballzz.co.uk
• Matheus Pereira profile at ForaDeJogo
• Portuguese League profile (Portuguese)