Matheus Barbosa

Matheus Barbosa
Matheus Barbosa in 2024
Personal information
Full name Matheus Barbosa Teixeira
Date of birth (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barra
Youth career
2009–2013 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Grêmio 2 (0)
2014 → ABC (loan) 7 (0)
2014 → Botafogo-SP (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → América de Natal (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Paulista (loan) 15 (0)
2016–2018 Atlético Tubarão 25 (3)
2018 → Avaí (loan) 23 (2)
2019–2021 Avaí 32 (1)
2020 → Água Santa (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Cuiabá (loan) 25 (1)
2021 → Cruzeiro (loan) 23 (6)
2021 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 11 (1)
2022–2023 Vasco da Gama 22 (0)
2023 Guarani 38 (4)
2024–2025 Botafogo-SP 39 (2)
2026– Barra 0 (0)
International career
2011 Brazil U17 14 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026

Matheus Barbosa Teixeira (born 18 August 1994), known as Matheus Barbosa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Barra.

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. On 2 February, he was loaned out to ABC for the 2014 Campeonato Potiguar. He went on to make seven appearances for the side and returned to his parent club in May. After a short stint with Botafogo SP, Barbosa was loaned out to América RN on 5 May 2015 for the remainder of the season.

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

International career

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

Club statistics

As of 13 October 2021
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio 2014 Série A 002000——20
ABC (loan) 2014 Série B 007000——70
Botafogo SP (loan) 2014 Série C 00———7070
América de Natal (loan) 2015 Série C 100000——10
Paulista (loan) 2016 Paulista A2 —150———150
Tubarão 2016 Catarinense Divisão Especial —171———171
2017 Catarinense —20———20
2018 —6211——73
Total —25311——263
Avaí 2018 Série B 232————232
2019 Série A 18014140——361
Total 41214140——593
Água Santa (loan) 2020 Paulista —00———00
Cuiabá (loan) 2020 Série B 251—41—10302
Cruzeiro (loan) 2021 Série B 10413241——277
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2021 Série A 81————81
Career total 85876692008017816
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Avaí

References

  1. ↑ "Matheus Barbosa". SamaFoot. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Matheus Barbosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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 Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.