Matheus Leite Nascimento

Matheus Leite Nascimento (born 15 January 1983), known simply as Matheus, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chinese club Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. as a forward.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Leite and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.
Matheus
Matheus after a game with Dnipro in 2012
Personal information
Full name Matheus Leite Nascimento[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983[1]
Place of birth Ribeirópolis, Brazil[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Itabaiana
2005 Marco 14 (4)
2006–2011 Braga 87 (9)
2007 → Beira-Mar (loan) 14 (0)
2007 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 15 (5)
2011–2016 Dnipro 114 (35)
2016– Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 107 (55)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020

He spent most of his professional career in Portugal with Braga and in Ukraine with Dnipro, appearing in 154 competitive games with the second club (48 goals).

Club career

Early years and Braga

Matheus was born in Ribeirópolis, Sergipe. After starting professionally with lowly Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana, he moved to Portugal in the summer of 2005, with second division team F.C. Marco. In January of the following year, however, he was bought by Primeira Liga's S.C. Braga,[2] making four appearances in his first season.

During the year 2007, encompassing both the 2006–07 and 2007–08 campaigns, Matheus served two loans: in January 2007 he joined S.C. Beira-Mar,[3] appearing from August–December with Vitória de Setúbal and being subsequently recalled by his parent club.[4]

In 2009–10, Matheus played all 30 league matches – but rarely as a starter – as Braga finished in a best-ever second place behind S.L. Benfica. He contributed five goals, in 1,142 minutes of action.

Matheus started the following season with major contributions: on 28 July, he scored from a 35-meter free kick to close the score against Celtic (3–0 at home), as his team progressed to the next UEFA Champions League qualifying round (4–2 on aggregate).[5] On 13 August, in the league opener against Portimonense SC, he started and opened the scoring in an eventual 3–1 home win.[6] Five days later, again for the Champions League, he scored the game's only goal in a home victory over Sevilla FC[7]– in celebrating the goal, he pulled out a pacifier and put it in his mouth[8]– and netted the first in the second leg in Andalusia, in a 4–3 win (5–3 on aggregate).[9]

Dnipro
Matheus in October 2011

On 23 November 2010, Matheus scored twice in the dying minutes of the 2–0 Champions League home defeat of Arsenal,[10] although Braga would eventually fail to reach the knockout stages of the competition, finishing third in their group. In January 2011, the 28-year-old left and signed for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine, for €1 million.[11]

Matheus finished his first full season at Dnipro with seven goals from 23 appearances, helping his team to the fourth position. On 15 April 2014, he netted four goals in their 5–1 home win against FC Volyn Lutsk.[12]

During the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final in Warsaw, Matheus collapsed on the field of play in the late stages of the team's 2–3 loss to Sevilla.[13] Manager Myron Markevych confirmed that he had been treated at hospital for a nasal fracture and a head injury, being discharged in good health hours later to reunite with his teammates.[14]

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

On 12 June 2016, Matheus was supposed to join Super League Greece club PAOK FC on a free transfer, signing alongside teammates Léo Matos and Evhen Shakhov.[15] However, the deal fell through and he moved to Shijiazhuang Ever Bright F.C. instead, on a two-year contract.[16]

Relegated in his first season, Matheus remained with the side in China League One, winning promotion back to the Super League in 2019. The following 11 September, on his 100th competitive game, he scored a penalty for the only goal at home to Wuhan Zall FC.[17]

International career

In March 2013, after more than two years of living in the country, Matheus indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for the Ukrainian national team if asked.[18]

Career statistics
As of 11 November 2020[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Itabaiana 2003 – ––––
2004 – ––––
2005 – ––––
Total ––––
Marco 2005–06 Liga de Honra 14400–––144
Braga 2005–06 Primeira Liga 4000–00–40
2006–07 4000–10–50
2007–08 101000020–121
2008–09 2611021102–394
2009–10 305423120–398
2010–11 1320000106–238
Total 87952522580012221
Beira-Mar (loan) 2006–07 Primeira Liga 14040–––180
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2007–08 Primeira Liga 1502132––203
Dnipro 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 3000–00–30
2011–12 23711–00–248
2012–13 28643–93–4112
2013–14 291300–61–3514
2014–15 8210–80–172
2015–16 23753–62–3412
Total 11435117002960015448
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2016 Chinese Super League 16800–––168
2017 China League One 261410–––2714
2018 241400–––2414
2019 231300–––2313
2020 Chinese Super League 18600–––186
Total 107551000000010855
Career total 33910231084541400424128

Honours

Braga

Dnipro

Individual

References
  1. "Matheus Nascimento" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. "Luíz and Frechaut trade places". UEFA. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  3. "Transferências no mercado de inverno" [Winter market transfers]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. "Matheus é reforço" [Matheus is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 May 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. "Braga 3–0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. "Sp. Braga 3–1 Portimonense" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. "Matheus gives Braga slender lead". UEFA. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  8. "Braga's Matheus uses a pacifier as he celebrates his goal against Sevilla with team mate Leandro Salino during their Champions League qualifying soccer match". Eurosport. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  9. Sevillano, Jesús (25 August 2010). "Sevilla FC – Sporting de Braga (3–4): La humildad venía de Portugal" [Sevilla FC – Sporting de Braga (3–4): Humility came from Portugal]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. Stevenson, Jonathan (23 November 2010). "Braga 2–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  11. "Matheus transfere-se para Dnipro e rende um milhão ao Sp. Braga" [Matheus transfers to Dnipro and earns Sp. Braga one million]. Público (in Portuguese). 6 January 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  12. "Matheus, ex-Sp. Braga, marca um póquer na liga ucraniana" [Matheus, ex-Sp. Braga, scores four goals in the Ukrainian league] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. Morley, Gary (27 May 2015). "Europa League final: Sevilla retains title". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. Meehan, Luke (28 May 2015). "Matheus fine and well after collapse – Markevych". Goal. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  15. "Συμφώνησε με ΠΑΟΚ ο Ματέους (vid)" [Matheus agreed with PAOK (vid)] (in Greek). SDNA. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  16. "Matheus Nascimento assina contrato de dois anos com time da China" [Matheus Nascimento signs two-year contract with team from China] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  17. "Matheus Nascimento's penalty helps Shijiazhuang Ever Bright win over Wuhan Zall in CSL". Xinhua News Agency. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  18. Шаг навстречу. Луис Адриано и еще 8 иностранцев, рассчитывавших на сборную Украины [One step forward. Luiz Adriano and 8 foreigners, counting for the national team of Ukraine]. Tribuna (in Russian). 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  19. Matheus at Soccerway
  20. "Matheus" (in Spanish). UEFA. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  21. "中甲颁奖典礼一方成最大赢家 永昌马修斯夺MVP" (in Chinese). Sina. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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