| Intro | Brazilian association football player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 23 October 1993, Erechim |
| Age: | 26 years |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Matheus Antunes Ribeiro (born 23 October 1993), known as Matheus Ribeiro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a right back.
Club career
Early career
Born in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Matheus Ribeiro was an Internacional youth graduate. After a short spell at Juventude, he moved to União Frederiquense on 7 March 2014.
Matheus Ribeiro subsequently joined hometown’s Ypiranga in 2014.
Atlético Paranaense
After impressing with Ypiranga in 2015 Campeonato Gaúcho, Matheus Ribeiro signed a one-year deal with Atlético Paranaense on 27 April of the following year. He made his Série A debut on 4 July 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Eduardo in a 0–2 away loss against Cruzeiro.
Matheus Ribeiro appeared rarely for Furacão during the campaign, and left the club on 11 January 2016.
Atlético Goianiense
On 20 January 2016, Matheus Ribeiro signed a short-term deal with Série B side Atlético Goianiense. He renewed his contract on 19 May 2016, signing until the end of the year.
Matheus Ribeiro scored his first professional goal on 21 June in a 1–1 draw at Avaí. On 14 October, he scored a double in a 2–1 home win against Paysandu.
Santos
On 11 November 2016, as his contract was due to expire, Matheus Ribeiro agreed to a pre-contract with Santos, ahead of the 2017 season.
Career statistics
- As of 5 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| União Frederiquense | 2014 | Gaúcho A2 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Ypiranga-RS | 2015 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2015 | Série A | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2016 | Série B | 35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 3 | ||
| Santos | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6 | ||
Honours
- Atlético Goianiense
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2016