Matheus Pereira

Pereira's current-season form is up 7% on last season (Season 44→47), 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 · 5th	21	6	2	7.28	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 contributorAttacking midfielder

Matheus Pereira is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Cruzeiro, rated 47.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 311 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (95.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pereira.

Judged on this season alone, Pereira graded 47 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 18 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 6 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances (0.397 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 47). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 13th of 18 of the 18 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 18.5 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 potential13th of 18 attacking midfielders · Serie A Current seasonTop 39% attacking midfielders · Serie A 7th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A 165th in the Serie A · potential 13th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A

47.6

Ratingi

13th of 18 attacking midfielders

46.7

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

95.9%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.4

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.29

Goals / app

6 goals in 21 appearances (0.29 per game) for an upper-table side. Add 2 assists for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 95.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.04 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.6, Pereira carries the 13th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A of 18. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 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 %95.9%

Available fixtures21 of 24

Goals / 900.298

Assists / 900.099

Goal contribution / 900.397

Defensive actions / 901.043

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %37.5

Shot accuracy %41

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.447

Foul involvement / 905.613

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 (~37), then tapers with age. At 30, Pereira sits on 18.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pereira's projected Rating — 47.6 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

Goals6

Shots on target16

Shots39

Passing

Assists2

Chances created67

Passes858

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles13

Dribble success50%

Duels won112

Duels won %53.6%

Fouls won79

Penalties won2—

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions7

Blocks1

Fouls committed34

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

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 5th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Matheus Pereira has made 21 appearances with 6 goals and 2 assists across 1,812 minutes, averaging a 7.25 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 9 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 9W-7D-6L — and his match ratings average 7.42 at home against 6.89 on the road.

Recent matches

August 20, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Flamengo (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 2-1 win away at Corinthians (39 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 13, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Flamengo (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 9, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Mirassol (67 minutes, 7.3 rating)
July 31, 2026: 1-0 win away at Coritiba (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)
July 23, 2026: 2-1 win away at Internacional (98 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
May 31, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Fluminense (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.5 rating)
May 24, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Chapecoense-sc (90 minutes, 8.2 rating)
May 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Palmeiras (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 10, 2026: 2-1 win away at Bahia (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Matheus Pereira's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Cruzeiro face Vasco DA Gama away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Matheus Pereira at 47.6 with a Season form score of 46.7, ranking 165th of 311 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 296 club appearances with 72 goals and 59 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 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points