Matheus Rocha

Matheus Rocha
Rocha in 2024
Personal information
Full name Matheus Victor de Araújo Rocha
Date of birth (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Teresina, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
Fluminense-PI
2014–2017 Sport Recife
2017–2018 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Palmeiras 0 (0)
2019 → Vitória (loan) 25 (1)
2020–2021 Mirassol 9 (1)
2020–2021 → Oeste (loan) 28 (1)
2022 Maringá 6 (0)
2022 → ABC (loan) 12 (0)
2023 Primavera 14 (0)
2023 Floresta 19 (0)
2024 Caxias 9 (0)
2024–2025 ABC 30 (2)
2026 São José-SP 21 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:49, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Matheus Victor de Araújo Rocha (born 27 December 1998), known as Matheus Rocha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back.

Career

Born in Teresina, Piauí, Rocha began his career with hometown side Fluminense-PI, and subsequently played for Sport Recife before joining Palmeiras in September 2017. After finishing his formation, he was loaned to Vitória on 29 January 2019.

Sparingly used, Rocha was presented at Mirassol on 20 December 2019. The following 7 August, after becoming a starter, he was loaned to Oeste until the end of the year, and remained at the club in the following year.

On 20 November 2021, Rocha was announced at Maringá for the upcoming season. On 14 April 2022, after finishing second in the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense, he was loaned to ABC, and despite helping the club in their promotion, his contract was not renewed and he left on 25 October.

Rocha playing for Primavera in 2023

On 28 December 2022, Rocha was announced at Primavera. Regularly used, he ended the 2023 campaign at Floresta before signing for Caxias on 1 November of that year.

On 18 June 2024, Rocha returned to ABC, now in a permanent deal. On 18 November of the following year, he agreed to a deal with São José-SP.

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2026.
Club Season League State league Copa do Brasil Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória 2019 Série B 1416010—41252
Mirassol 2020 Série D —91———91
Oeste 2020 Série B 251————251
2021 Série C 3000———30
Total 28100———281
Maringá 2022 Paranaense —60———60
ABC (loan) 2022 Série C 120————120
Primavera 2023 Paulista A2 —140———140
Floresta 2023 Série C 190————190
Caxias 2024 Série C 108010——100
ABC 2024 Série C 91————91
2025 10011010—10230
Total 19111010—10321
São José-SP 2026 Paulista A2 —210———210
Career total 9337513000511765

Honours

Palmeiras U20

References

  1. ↑ "Teresinense Mateus Rocha fecha contrato com o Palmeiras" [Teresinense Mateus Rocha signs contract with Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Canal 121. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ansioso por estreia no profissional do Palmeiras, lateral revela papo com Felipão: "Foi um paizão"" [Anxious for debut in the first team of Palmeiras, full-back reveals talk with Felipão: "He was a big daddy"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Vitória anuncia acerto com o lateral-direito Matheus Rocha, emprestado pelo Palmeiras" [Vitória announce deal with right-back Matheus Rocha, on loan from Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mirassol apresenta 2 reforços para a disputa do Paulistão" [Mirassol present 2 additions for the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mirassol FC. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Mirassol, goleiro Luiz e lateral Matheus Rocha reforçam o Oeste" [Formerly of Mirassol, goalkeeper Luiz and full-back Matheus Rocha bolster Oeste] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "MARINGÁ – Equipe do Maringá FC anuncia lateral direito Matheus Rocha para 2022" [MARINGÁ – Maringá FC announce right back Matheus Rocha for 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Maringá Post. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Maringá FC empresta mais três do elenco vice-campeão para a Série C" [Maringá FC loan three more from the runner-up squad to the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Maringá. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Após acesso com o ABC à Série B, Matheus Rocha não renova com clube" [After promotion with ABC to the Série B, Matheus Rocha does not renew with the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Anunciado pelo Primavera, Matheus Rocha valoriza oportunidade e projeta Série A2 do Paulistão" [Announced by Primavera, Matheus Rocha values opportunity and projects the Paulistão Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Caxias-RS anuncia lateral ex-Sport e Palmeiras; Artilheiro de 2023 deixa o clube" [Caxias-RS announce former Sport and Palmeiras full-back; top scorer of 2023 leaves the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Matheus Rocha está de volta ao Mais Querido" [Matheus Rocha is back to the Mais Querido] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ABC FC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "São José acerta com lateral-direito Matheus Rocha, ex-ABC, para a Série A2" [São José sign with right-back Matheus Rocha, formerly of ABC, for the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Matheus Rocha at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2019.