Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.
Missed 19 of Cruzeiro's ~38 games this season through 19 injury absences (knee, ribs, meniscus injur). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 753 | 6.66 |
 Mineiro - 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 441 | 6.71 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 6.7 |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.4 |
Henrique's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→16), while his Rating eased 56→47. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cruzeiro · 3rd | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 47 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | Cruzeiro · 9th | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6.92 | 56 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Sassuolo · 19th | 31 | 2 | 2 | 6.82 | 71 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | Sassuolo · 13th | 30 | 4 | 1 | 6.79 | 76 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | Sassuolo · 11th | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6.45 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | Gremio · 6th | 29 | 2 | 1 | 7.06 | 71 | 31 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Matheus Henrique is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Cruzeiro, rated 47.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 201st of 427 in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Henrique.
Judged on this season alone, Henrique graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.064 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 37% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 28 Henrique is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Henrique missed 19 games through injury (knee, ribs, meniscus injur) out of roughly 38 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 47.1, Henrique carries the 21st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~62), then tapers with age. At 28, Henrique sits on 37.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Henrique's projected Rating — 47.1 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.
€8M total transfer fees · 5 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
