Matheus Pereira

Pereira's current-season form is up 25% on last season (Season 44→55), while his Rating held around 48. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 55).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cruzeiro · 4th	28	9	6	7.33	45	44
2025/26	Cruzeiro · 3rd	34	7	7	7.53	47	44
2024/25	Cruzeiro · 9th	13	5	7	7.52	47	30
2023/24	CruzeiroLoan · 14th	15	1	1	7.05	47	12
2022/23	Al Wahda FCLoan	10	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 3rd	7	0	0	7.14	41	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

Matheus Pereira is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Cruzeiro, enjoying a standout season — 9 goals and 6 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 55, top 26% of Serie A attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 47.5, ranking 176th of 356 in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (85.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.23 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pereira.

Judged on this season alone, Pereira graded 55 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 23 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 9 goals and 6 assists in 28 appearances (0.565 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 44 → 55). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 16th of 23 of the 23 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 30 Pereira is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 18.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

Current potential16th of 23 attacking midfielders · Serie A Current seasonTop 27% attacking midfielders · Serie A 6th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A 176th in the Serie A · potential 16th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A

47.5

Ratingi

16th of 23 attacking midfielders

54.9

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

85.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.56

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.32

Goals / app

9 goals in 28 appearances (0.32 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 15 goal contributions (0.54 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 85.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.56 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.23 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.32 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.5, Pereira carries the 16th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A of 23. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.56 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %85.6%

Available fixtures31 of 31

Goals / 900.339

Assists / 900.226

Goal contribution / 900.565

Defensive actions / 901.319

Player flow

Goal involvements15

Shot conversion %36

Shot accuracy %41.7

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %45.7

Cards / 900.415

Foul involvement / 905.352

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~38), then tapers with age. At 30, Pereira sits on 18.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pereira's projected Rating — 47.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals9

Shots on target25

Shots60

Passing

Assists6

Chances created87

Passes1,222

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success45.7%

Duels won143

Duels won %53.8%

Fouls won99

Penalties won3—

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions8

Blocks7

Fouls committed43

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11

Red cards0

Transfer history

€14M total transfer fees · 10 moves

CruzeiroJul 2024 – now€ 5M

Cruzeiro(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

Al-Hilal Saudi FC(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

AAl Wahda FC(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Al-Hilal Saudi FCAug 2021 – Jan 2023

West BromJul 2020 – Aug 2021€ 9M

West Brom(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jul 2020

1. FC Nürnberg(on loan)Aug 2018 – Aug 2019

Sporting CP(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2018

Chaves(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2018

Sporting CPuntil Jul 2017

About Matheus Pereira

Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Cruzeiro, born on May 5, 1996 in Belo Horizonte, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Cruzeiro currently sit 4th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Matheus Pereira has made 28 appearances with 9 goals and 6 assists across 2,388 minutes, averaging a 7.47 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 11 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Serie A, the CONMEBOL Libertadores and the Copa Do Brasil.

When Matheus Pereira plays, Cruzeiro's record this season is 13W-8D-10L — and his match ratings average 7.53 at home against 7.04 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 4-2 win away at Gremio (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.66 rating)
October 13, 2026: 2-4 loss away at RB Bragantino (90 minutes, 6.49 rating)
October 8, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Sao Paulo (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
September 20, 2026: 3-1 win away at Vitoria (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Santos (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.78 rating)
September 6, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Atletico Paranaense (90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 9 rating)
September 2, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Atletico-MG (65 minutes, 6.26 rating)
August 30, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Vasco DA Gama (28 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
August 26, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Atletico-MG (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
August 20, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Flamengo (90 minutes, 7 rating)

Matheus Pereira's next match is on October 29, 2026, when Cruzeiro face Atletico-MG away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Matheus Pereira at 47.5 with a Season form score of 54.9, ranking 176th of 356 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Saudi League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Matheus Pereira has totalled 303 club appearances with 75 goals and 63 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 42 appearances for West Brom.

Matheus Pereira's career has also included time at Al-Hilal Saudi FC, AAl Wahda FC, West Brom, 1. FC Nürnberg, Sporting CP and Chaves.

On the international stage, Matheus Pereira has represented Brazil — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points