Matheus Isaías dos Santos (born 22 March 1996), known as Matheus Jussa or simply Jussa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.
Club career Born in São Paulo, Jussa graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, playing as an attacking midfielder or even as a forward. On 9 September 2014, he made his professional debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Gabriel Xavier in a 0–1 away loss against Santa Cruz for the Série B championship.De uniforme novo, Santa Cruz marca no fim, vence e afunda a Portuguesa (With new kit, Santa Cruz scores in the end, wins and sinks Portuguesa); Globo Esporte, 9 September 2014
On 22 November 2014, Jussa scored his first goal, netting his side's only in a 1–2 away loss against Ceará.Ceará vence a Portuguesa e mantém viva a chance de acesso à Série A (Ceará defeats Portuguesa and keeps promotion to Série A chance alive); Globo Esporte, 22 November 2014 He moved back to the under-20s for the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, but later returned to the main squad.
On 26 April 2015, after staying four months unpaid, Jussa moved to Vasco da Gama on a free transfer;Portuguesa perde atacante Jussa para o Vasco por atrasos de salários (Portuguesa loses forward Jussa to Vasco due to delayed wages); Futebol Interior, 27 April 2015 Portuguesa managed to retain 20% of his federative rights. Initially assigned back to the under-20s, he also featured with the reserves but never appeared for the main squad; during that period, he was converted into a defensive midfielder.
On 10 January 2017, after being above the maximum age to play for the under-20 side, Jussa moved to Bonsucesso on loan for the 2017 Campeonato Carioca. Roughly one year later, he was announced at São Bernardo after agreeing to a permanent deal.
On 10 April 2018, Jussa was loaned to Série C side Botafogo-SP, where he helped the club achieve promotion to the second division.
After subsequently returning to São Bernardo, Jussa joined Oeste ahead of the 2019 Série B. On 2 July 2020, after featuring regularly, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Internacional in the top tier.
On 12 February 2024, Jussa joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. On 4 January 2026, Jussa announced his departure after the 2025 season.
On 7 January 2026, Jussa joined Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPortuguesa2014Série B91————912015Série C002010——30Total912010——121Vasco da Gama2016Série A000000——00Bonsucesso (loan)2017Carioca—82———82São Bernardo2018Paulista A2—151——6Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista02112019Paulista A2—50———50Total—201——60261Botafogo-SP (loan)2018Série C80————80Oeste2019Série B170————1702020Série B006010——70Total1706010——240Internacional (loan)2020Série A2010—2Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores0—50Fortaleza (loan)2021Série A24040100—7Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste1451Fortaleza2022Série A120502050110350Total1706010——240Qatar SC (loan)2022–23Qatar Stars League70———4Appearance(s) in Qatari Stars Cup3113Cruzeiro (loan)2023Série A2412010——271Shanghai Port2024Chinese Super League282—403Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite01Appearance(s) in Chinese Super Cup03622025Chinese Super League281—219010402Total563—6112020764Chengdu Rongcheng2026Chinese Super League101—00——101Career total169648321119030428714
Honours Fortaleza Campeonato Cearense: 2021, 2022 Copa do Nordeste: 2022
Shanghai Port Chinese Super League: 2024, 2025 Chinese FA Cup: 2024
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