| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus de Sales Cabral | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guarulhos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| 2009–2014 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Palmeiras | 28 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Bahia (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2018 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Figueirense (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Coritiba (loan) | 61 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Coritiba | 40 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Goiás (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Ulsan HD | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | Mirassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Botafogo-SP | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Matheus de Sales Cabral (born 13 May 1995), known as Matheus Sales, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo-SP.
Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Matheus Sales joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2009, after being approved in a trial. In 2014, after being strongly linked to Internacional, he signed a new four-year deal with the club.
Matheus Sales made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 October 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sport Recife. In the year's Copa do Brasil, he started in both legs of the final, earning plaudits for his performance on the second match.
In January 2024, Sales signed for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Bahia (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Novorizontino (loan) | 2019 | Campeonato Paulista | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 30 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Coritiba | 2021 | Série B | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Goiás (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 31 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2023 | Série B | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 189 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 7 | ||
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