Matheus Pereira (footballer, born 1998)

Matheus Pereira da Silva (born 25 February 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Spanish club Barcelona B, on loan from Juventus.

Matheus Pereira
Personal information
Full name Matheus Pereira da Silva
Date of birth (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B (on loan from Juventus)
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2016 Corinthians
2017 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Corinthians 1 (0)
2016–2017 Empoli 1 (0)
2017– Juventus 3 (0)
2017 → Bordeaux (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Paraná (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Juventus U23 22 (5)
2019–2020 → Dijon (loan) 10 (0)
2020– → Barcelona B (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Brazil U15 0 (0)
2015 Brazil U17 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:45, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early life

Matheus began playing for Corinthians's academy at the age of eleven. He has been considered one of the club's most promising young players in years.[1]

Corinthians

Matheus was elevated to the professional team in January 2015 for the team's pre-season in Florida, United States. He did not take part in any of the friendly matches, only participating in training sessions.[2] He remained training with the main squad ever since. He was a non-used substitute during several matches, most of them of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He made his debut in a friendly match against ABC on 22 July 2015 playing the entire game, which was a celebration of ABC's centennial.[3]

Matheus made his official debut on 23 August 2015, as he entered in the second half of Corinthians' 3–0 victory against Cruzeiro at Arena Corinthians.[4] His first official start was against Santos in a Copa do Brasil match on 26 August.[5]

Empoli & Juventus

On 28 June 2016, Matheus was signed by Serie A club Empoli F.C..[6] In April 2016, it was reported that Matheus had completed a deal to sign with Juventus in the summer of 2016.[7] However, as the Turin-based club had already exceeded their non-EU registration quota for international transfers, he would be signed by Empoli from Corinthians first, before joining Juventus.[8]

On 31 January 2017, Matheus was signed by Serie A club Juventus on loan.[9]

On 31 August 2017, the last of day of the French and Italian summer transfer windows, he joined Bordeaux on loan from Juventus for the 2017–18 season, while Bordeaux secured an option to sign him permanently.[10][11]

On 27 April 2019, Matheus played his first match both in Serie A and with the Juventus senior side, coming on as a substitute for Federico Bernardeschi late in the second half of a 1–1 away draw against rivals Inter; he almost scored the match-winning goal in the final minute.[12]

Loan to Dijon

On 29 August 2019, he joined French club Dijon on loan with an option to purchase.[13]

Loan to Barcelona B

On 25 January 2020, Pereira was sent on loan to Spanish club Barcelona B, in a deal involving Alejandro Marqués moving the other way.[14]

Career statistics
As of 14 December 2019.[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Corinthians 2015 1010000020
Empoli 2016–17 1010——20
Paraná (loan) 2018 2000005070
Juventus U23 2018–19 22500——225
Juventus 2018–19 3000——30
Dijon (loan) 2019–20 10000—00100
Barcelona B (loan) 2019–20 00———00
Total 395200050465

Honours

Club

Juventus

Corinthians

International

Brazil

  • South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2015

References
  1. Dassler Marques (20 May 2015). "Promessa despenca no Corinthians após promoção surpresa e tour pela Europa" (in Portuguese). esporte.uol.com.br. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. Staff (6 January 2015). "Tite vai observar Matheus Pirulão durante pré-temporada" (in Portuguese). esportes.terra.com.br. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. Staff (22 July 2015). "Tite vai observar Matheus Pirulão durante pré-temporada" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. Staff (23 August 2015). "Elogiado por companheiros, Matheus Pereira faz estreia em jogos oficiais" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. Rafael Alaby Martins Ferreira (26 August 2015). "Com Matheus Pereira, Corinthians está escalado contra o Santos; confira" (in Portuguese). torcedores.com. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. "Preso Matheus Pereira da Silva" (in Italian). Empoli F.C. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. "Juve, la verità sul colpo Matheus Pereira" (in Italian). www.calciomercato.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. "Calciomercato, Pereira all'Empoli. Poi sarà Juventus". Tuttosport (in Italian). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. "Juventus, calciomercato per la Primavera: ecco Matheus Pereira Da Silva" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. "Juve loan Pereira to Bordeaux". Football Italia. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  11. "Transferts : Matheus Pereira prêté à Bordeaux". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  12. "Inter 1 - 1 Juventus". Football Italia. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. "MATHEUS PEREIRA PRÊTÉ PAR LA JUVENTUS TURIN" (Press release) (in French). Dijon. 29 August 2019.
  14. "Barcelona prise Pereira from Juventus as Marques heads in the opposite direction | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  15. "Matheus Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2017.


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