Matheus Sales

Matheus de Sales Cabral (born 13 May 1995), known as Matheus Sales, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Atlético Goianiense, on loan from Coritiba.

Matheus Sales
Personal information
Full name Matheus de Sales Cabral
Date of birth (1995-05-13) 13 May 1995
Place of birth Guarulhos, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Goianiense (on loan from Coritiba)
Youth career
São Paulo
2009–2014 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Palmeiras 28 (0)
2017Bahia (loan) 26 (0)
2018América Mineiro (loan) 5 (0)
2018Figueirense (loan) 23 (1)
2019Novorizontino (loan) 7 (0)
2019–2020Coritiba (loan) 61 (2)
2021– Coritiba 40 (2)
2022Goiás (loan) 35 (1)
2023–Atlético Goianiense (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2022

Club career

Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Matheus Sales joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2009, after being approved in a trial.[1] In 2014, after being strongly linked to Internacional, he signed a new four-year deal with the club.[2]

Matheus Sales made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 October 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sport Recife.[3] In the year's Copa do Brasil, he started in both legs of the final, earning plaudits for his performance on the second match.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 January 2016[5]
Club Season League National Cup Continental State League Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2015 4030000070
2016 000000000000
Total 403000000070

Honours

Palmeiras

Bahia

References

  1. "Matheus Sales usa família como motivação para brilhar no Palmeiras" [Matheus Sales uses family as a motivation to shine at Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. "Destaque na final contra o Santos, atleta da base quase deixou o Palmeiras" [Spotlight in the final against Santos, youth graduate nearly left Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. "Sport vence a primeira fora de casa e sonha com G-4; Palmeiras sofre pressão da torcida" [Sport wins the first one away from home and dreams with G-4; Palmeiras suffers pressure from the supporters] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. "Do sub-20 ao título nacional: Matheus Sales celebra ascensão no Palmeiras" [From the under-20s to national title: Matheus Sales celebrates rise at Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. "Matheus Sales" (in Portuguese). Palmeiras' official website. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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