| Oliveira with FC Anyang in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Oliveira Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Anyang | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Audax | ||
| 2013–2016 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Santos | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Guarani (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Oeste | 29 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2021 | Atlético Goianiense | 7 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Remo | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | EC Água Santa | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Mirassol-SP | 15 | (2) |
| 2023 | Inter de Limeira | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | São Bernardo | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | FC Anyang | 71 | (17) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 | |||
Matheus Oliveira Santos (born 28 September 1997), known as Matheus Oliveira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Anyang.
Born in São Paulo, Matheus started to play football at Audax before joining Santos. In September 2013, he joined Santos' youth setup at the age of 17. [1]
Matheus renewed his contract until 2019 on 26 April 2016, [2] and was promoted to the first team by manager Dorival Júnior in August. [3] On 8 October, he made his unofficial first team debut, playing the last 30 minutes and assisting Fabián Noguera's goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Benfica. [4] The following 29 March, he made his professional debut as a substitute for Léo Cittadini in a 3–1 Campeonato Paulista win against Novorizontino. [5] On 16 September 2017, he replaced Cittadini again in a 2–0 Série A loss against Botafogo, making his Série A debut. [6]
On 6 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to Red Bull Brasil until the end of the year's Paulistão. [7] On 10 February, he scored his first senior goal, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against São Caetano.
After playing for several clubs at Série B and C, [8] [9] [10] on 10 January 2024, Matheus signed for K League 2 club FC Anyang, settling in South Korea. [11] In his first season at Anyang, he provided the most assists at the K League 2, helping the club promote to the K League 1 for the first time. He was selected as the K League 2 Most Valuable Player.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2018 | Paulista | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Guarani (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Ponte Preta [13] | 2019 | Série B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Oeste | 2019 | Série B | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Brasil de Pelotas (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Remo | 2021 | Série B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Água Santa | 2022 | Paulista | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Mirassol | 2022 | Série C | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Inter de Limeira | 2023 | Série D | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| São Bernardo | 2023 | Série C | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| FC Anyang | 2024 | K League 2 | 36 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 35 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 17 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 17 | |||||
| Career total | 204 | 29 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 32 | ||