Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues

Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues (born 30 December 1996), known as Matheus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Barrozo and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Matheus
Personal information
Full name Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996
Place of birth Palmares Paulista, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 99
Youth career
Cruzeiro
2013–2014 Ponte Preta
2014–2015 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Granada B 53 (18)
2017 → Lorca (loan) 2 (1)
2017–2020 Watford 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 13 (3)
2018 → Valencia B (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020 → Mirandés (loan) 61 (14)
2020– Orlando City 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020

Club career

Early years

Born in Palmares Paulista, São Paulo, Matheus played in the youth teams at Cruzeiro and Ponte Preta. In January 2014 he agreed to a deal with Italian Serie A side Udinese from Ponte Preta's under-17 squad.[2] He was later assigned to Granada CF, a club in the same ownership group as Udinese in Giampaolo Pozzo, joining their reserve team in November 2014 but could only be registered the following January after he turned 18.[3] Matheus made his senior debut on 15 March 2015, playing the last 12 minutes in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP. His first goal came on 4 October 2015, as he scored the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Mérida AD.

On 27 April 2017, Matheus joined fellow third division side Lorca FC on loan for two months, as an injury replacement to Chumbi,[4] helping the team win promotion to the Segunda División via the playoffs for the first time in the team's history.[5]

In July 2017, now owned by Watford, another club of the Pozzo ownership family, Matheus returned to the Spanish third division on loan with CF Fuenlabrada.[6]

On 30 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to Valencia CF Mestalla.[7]

Mirandés

On 22 August 2015, Matheus agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow third division CD Mirandés,[8] achieving promotion at the end of the 2018–19 season. His loan was renewed for a further season as the team entered LaLiga 2.[9] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Rayo Vallecano.[10] During the team's run to the 2019–20 Copa del Rey semi-finals, Matheus finished as the competition's second-highest scorer behind Alexander Isak and became the first player in a decade to score against four different La Liga opponents for a team in a lower division after netting against Celta Vigo, Sevilla, Villarreal and Real Sociedad. Only Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez had done so in that time.[11][12]

Orlando City

On 21 August 2020, Matheus signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with MLS side Orlando City.[13] After a two-month delay, Matheus was eventually able to make his debut on October 24 as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Inter Miami.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in the following game, a 4–1 rivalry win against Atlanta United.[15]

Career statistics
As of 8 November 2020.[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Granada B 2014–15 Segunda División B 30——30
2015–16 172——172
2016–17 3316——3316
Total 531800005318
Lorca (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 21002[lower-alpha 1]041
Watford 2017–18 Premier League 00000000
2018–19 00000000
2019–20 00000000
Total 00000000
Fuenlabrada (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 13320—153
Valencia B (loan) 30——30
Mirandés (loan) 2018–19 348105[lower-alpha 2]34011
2019–20 LaLiga 2 27676—3412
Total 611486537423
Orlando City 2020 MLS 41—0041
Career total 136371067315346
  1. 2017 Segunda División B play-offs
  2. 2019 Segunda División B play-offs

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Ponte Preta negocia promessa da base de 17 anos com o Udinese" [Ponte Preta negotiate 17-year-old youth prospect with Udinese] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. "Otro jugador de la factoría del Udinese se une al filial" [Another player from the Udinese factory joins the reserves] (in Spanish). Ideal. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. "Matheus, nuevo fichaje del Lorca FC" [Matheus, new signing of Lorca FC] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. "El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3". El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3 (in Spanish).
  6. "Comunicado: El C. F. Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Matheus" [Announcement: C. F. Fuenlabrada get the loan of Matheus] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  7. "El Mestalla anuncia el fichaje del delantero Matheus Aias" [Mestalla announce the signing of forward Matheus Aias] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. "Matheus Aias llega a la delantera rojilla" [Matheus Aias arrives at the forward line rojilla] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  9. "Matheus Aias continuará la próxima temporada en el C.D. Mirandés" [Matheus Aias will continue the following season at C.D. Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  10. "El VAR protagoniza la igualada en Vallecas" [VAR is the protagonist on the draw in Vallecas] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. Jones, Matt. "Mirandes vs. Real Sociedad: 2020 Copa del Rey Leg 2 Live-Stream Info, Preview". Bleacher Report.
  12. "Cuánto cuesta y quién es Matheus Aias: contrato con el Mirandés, cláusula de rescisión y rumores | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  13. "Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Forward Matheus Aiás". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  14. "Inter Miami CF 2, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  15. "Orlando City SC 4, Atlanta United FC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  16. "Matheus Aias Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  17. "Matheus Aias oGol profile". www.ogol.com.br (in Portuguese).
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