Matheus Martins

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Matheus Martins
Personal information
Full name Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 37
Youth career
2012–2021 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Fluminense 51 (6)
2023–2024 Udinese 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Watford (loan) 45 (5)
2024– Botafogo 14 (2)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U16 3 (0)
2021–2023 Brazil U20 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:55, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos (born 16 July 2003) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Botafogo.

Career

On 1 July 2021, Martins signed a professional contract with Fluminense.

On 11 January 2023, Martins joined EFL Championship club Watford on loan from Udinese.[2] He made his league debut on 14 January 2023 as a half time substitute in a 2–0 win against Blackpool and made his first start for the club in a 1–1 draw against Rotherham a week later.

On 4 July 2023, Martins rejoined Watford for a second loan spell.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2021 Série A 7 0 2[a] 0 1 0 0 0 — 10 0
2022 Série A 30 3 1[a] 0 6 0 1[b] 3 — 38 6
Total 37 3 3 0 7 0 1 3 — 48 6
Udinese 2022–23 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Watford (loan) 2022–23 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2023–24 Championship 39 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 — 43 6
Career total 82 8 6 1 7 0 1 3 0 0 97 12
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Botafogo

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Matheus Martins: Watford sign Brazilian midfielder on loan from Udinese". BBC Sport. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Watford re-sign Martins on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ Matheus Martins at Soccerway
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