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Central midfielderBrazilPrimeira Liga

Matheusinho

Squad depthSanta Clara · 28 yrsNow at Atletico Goianiense
46.4
19.9%
Ratingi
26.2
1.9%
Seasoni
9.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMatheus Leonardo Sales Cardoso
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age28
Date of birth11 Feb 1998
BirthplaceBelo Horizonte
Height165 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubSanta Clara
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Central midfielderalso played FWD

Season stats

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25
Appearances
2
Goals
3
Assists
1676
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Santa Clara.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Bat Ceara10014836.62
Copa Do Brasilat Ceara200676.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Matheusinho is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Sport Recife, rated 33.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matheusinho.

On the season, Matheusinho graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 0). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 28 Matheusinho is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Matheusinho is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
33.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
0%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Sport Recife finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

24
Apps
0
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
24
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 0% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 33.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions24
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.