Mateus da Silva Duarte (born 7 October 1998), commonly known as Mateusinho, is a Brazilian professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Vitória.
Club career Born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Mateusinho made his senior debut with CF Rio de Janeiro in the 2016 Campeonato Carioca Série C. After playing just one match for Serrano-RJ in the 2017 Campeonato Carioca Série B1, he moved to America-RJ ahead of the 2018 season, but played for the under-20 side.
Mateusinho later played for Carioca Série C side in the remainder of the 2018 season, and remained more than a year without a club before being presented at Goytacaz in August 2020. On 8 February 2021, he joined Moto Club.
In August 2021, Mateuzinho was announced in the squad of Tuntum for the year's Campeonato Maranhense Segunda Divisão. The following 5 January, he agreed to a deal with Série B side Sampaio Corrêa.
On 18 January 2023, after being a regular starter for Sampaio during the 2022 season, Mateusinho signed a five-year contract with Série A team Cuiabá; the club paid R$ 1.3 million for 50% of his economic rights. On 31 July, his contract was suspended after being allegedly involved in the 2023 Brazilian football match-fixing scandal.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCF Rio de Janeiro2016Carioca Série C—71———71Serrano-RJ2017Carioca Série B1—10———102018Carioca Série C—20———20Goytacaz2020Carioca Série B1—150———150Moto Club2021Série D004010——50Tuntum2021Maranhense 2ª Divisão—60——7Appearance(s) in Copa Federação Maranhense de Futebol6136Sampaio Corrêa2022Série B3417220—7Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste0503Cuiabá2023Série A5111211—5Appearance(s) in Copa Verde0224Career total392535410019611514
Honras Mageense Campeonato Carioca Série C: 2018
Tuntum Copa Federação Maranhense de Futebol: 2021
Sampaio Corrêa Campeonato Maranhense: 2022
Cuiabá Campeonato Matogrossense de Futebol: 2023
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