Matheus Pereira (footballer, born 1996)

Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira (born 5 May 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro, on loan from Al-Hilal.

For other people named Matheus Pereira, see Matheus Pereira (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Matheus Pereira
Pereira scoring for 1. FC Nürnberg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996[2]
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
(on loan from Al Hilal)
Number 96
Youth career
2007–2010 Trafaria
2010–2015 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Sporting CP B 42 (17)
2015–2020 Sporting CP 15 (1)
2017–2018 → Chaves (loan) 27 (7)
2018–2019 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 19 (3)
2019–2020 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 42 (8)
2020–2021 West Bromwich Albion 33 (11)
2021– Al Hilal 28 (2)
2023 → Al Wahda (loan) 10 (1)
2023– → Cruzeiro (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:30, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Pereira moved to Portugal at a young age, joining Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 14. On 18 January 2014, whilst still a junior, he made his debut as a senior with the B team, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Cristian Ponde in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Trofense in the Segunda Liga.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 7 March of the following year, contributing to a 4–3 home win over C.D. Tondela.[4]

Early into the 2015–16 season, Pereira was first called to the main squad by newly appointed manager Jorge Jesus.[5] His first competitive appearance took place on 1 October, as he started in a 1–1 draw at Beşiktaş J.K. in the UEFA Europa League.[6] Late in the same month he scored his first goals as a professional, helping defeat U.D. Vilafranquense in the Taça de Portugal (4–0, away)[7] and KF Skënderbeu Korçë in the Europa League (5–1, home),[8] being subsequently selected for the latter competition's team of the week.[9]

Pereira was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga club G.D. Chaves in the 2017–18 campaign.[10] He scored seven league goals during his spell (eight overall), helping them to a sixth-place finish.[11]

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the summer transfer window, Pereira joined 1. FC Nürnberg on loan until the end of the season[12][13] after criticising José Peseiro's choice of not selecting him to the first match against Moreirense F.C. on social media.[14] He made his Bundesliga debut 16 days later, playing 61 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against SV Werder Bremen.[15]

Pereira scored his first league goal on 30 March 2019, helping the hosts defeat FC Augsburg 3–0.[16] He was nominated for the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season award, but his team suffered relegation after finishing last.[17]

West Bromwich Albion

On 8 August 2019, Pereira joined West Bromwich Albion on an initial season-long loan with a view to a permanent move.[18] He scored his first goal in the Championship on 28 September, in a 2–0 away win against Queens Park Rangers.[19]

On 20 June 2020, after the player had appeared in the required number of matches, a buyout clause was triggered, obligating the club into Pereira’s purchase.[20] The following month, he won the Supporters’ Player of the Season award after collecting 65% of the votes.[21]

Despite the buyout clause being met months earlier, it took until 17 August 2020 for Pereira to be officially announced as an Albion player, eventually signing a four-year contract.[22] To ensure the player’s focus remained on the field, the board decided to leave the negotiations until after the season had ended.[23]

Pereira made his Premier League debut on 13 September 2020, playing the entire 0–3 home loss against Leicester City.[24] He scored his first goal six days later, through a direct free kick in a 5–2 away defeat to Everton.[25]

On 3 April 2021, Pereira scored a brace in first-half stoppage time in an eventual 5–2 win at Chelsea; this sealed Albion's first victory at Stamford Bridge since 1978, and handed Thomas Tuchel his first loss as the opposition's head coach.[26] On 9 May, his tenth goal of the season – becoming the first club player to get on double digits since Saido Berahino in 2014–15 – amounted to nothing because his team lost 3–1 at Arsenal and confirmed their relegation.[27]

On 1 August 2021, recently appointed manager Valérien Ismaël announced that Pereira would leave the club before the end of the transfer window, accusing him of "not being committed".[28] The following day, the latter released a statement on his social media accounts, confirming that he wished to leave but also expressing anger at the former's comments, branding them "disrespectful".[29]

Al Hilal

On 6 August 2021, Pereira agreed to a deal with Al Hilal SFC for an undisclosed fee.[30] He scored his first goal for the club the following 6 February, in a 6–1 rout of Al Jazira Club in the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup.[31]

Pereira was loaned to Al Wahda FC of the UAE Pro League in January 2023, until June.[32] In July that year, also on loan, he joined Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.[33]

Career statistics
As of 6 April 2023[34]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 40––––40
2014–15 121––––121
2015–16 128––––128
2016–17 148––––148
Total 4217000000004217
Sporting CP 2015–16 Primeira Liga 80223053–185
2016–17 711010––91
Total 15132405300276
Chaves (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 2771021––308
Nürnberg (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 19320–––213
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2019–20 Championship 4280010––438
West Bromwich Albion 2020–21 Premier League 33111100––3412
Al Hilal 2020–21 Saudi Pro League –––4[lower-alpha 1]0–40
2021–22 21220–3[lower-alpha 1]04[lower-alpha 2]1303
2022–23 7010–00–80
Total 28230–7041423
Al Wahda (loan) 2022–23 UAE Pro League 710000–1[lower-alpha 3]182
Career total 21149103711235224558
  1. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. One appearance in Saudi Super Cup, three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Al Hilal

References
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  3. "Trofense-Sporting B, 1–1: Equilíbrio dá empate" [Trofense-Sporting B, 1–1: Balance equals draw]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. "Sporting B vence Tondela com bis de Rubio" [Sporting B defeat Tondela with Rubio brace]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. "Matheus preserva estatuto" [Matheus preserves status]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. Cem Yılmaz, Çetin (1 October 2015). "Beşiktaş and Sporting share spoils in Istanbul". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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