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Matheuzinho

Key starterCorinthians · 26 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameMatheus França Silva
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age26
Date of birth8 Sept 2000
BirthplaceLondrina
Height176 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubCorinthians
Central midfielderalso played DEF
23
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1965
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Corinthians.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A141111906.73
Paulista - A19016107.06
CONMEBOL Libertadores5014507.04
Copa Do Brasil2001807.2

Scout report

Key starterCentral midfielder

Matheuzinho is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Corinthians, rated 60.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 343 on scout potential in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (78% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matheuzinho.

Judged on this season alone, Matheuzinho graded 38 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.252 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 41 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 5% of the 71 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 26 Matheuzinho is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.1 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Matheuzinho is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2021/22
60.6
Ratingi
3rd of 71 central midfielders
38
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
78%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Corinthians finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

23
Apps
3.25
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
28
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.6, Matheuzinho carries the 3rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 5%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Corinthians finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target5
Shots11

Passing

Assists2
Chances created32
Passes973
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success45.5%
Duels won77
Duels won %54.2%
Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles38
Interceptions28
Blocks5
Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.