Matheus Barbosa Teixeira (born 18 August 1994), known as Matheus Barbosa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Barra.
Club career Born in São Bernardo do Campo, Barbosa is a graduate of the youth academy of Grêmio and made his professional debut in the 2014 Campeonato Gaúcho, playing two times in the competition. On 2 February, he was loaned out to ABC for the 2014 Campeonato Potiguar. He went on to make seven appearances for the side and returned to his parent club in May. After a short stint with Botafogo SP, Barbosa was loaned out to América RN on 5 May 2015 for the remainder of the season.
In 2016, Barbosa signed with Atlético Tubarão and went on to make 17 appearances with the club in the second tier of Campeonato Catarinense. On 23 March 2018, he joined Avaí on a loan deal. Following the side's promotion to Série A, his contract was renewed for one year in December.
International career Barbosa has been at the under-17 level and has won the 2011 Copa Sudamericano Under-17 with the side.
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGrêmio 2014Série A002000——20ABC (loan) 2014Série B007000——70Botafogo SP (loan) 2014Série C00———7Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista070América de Natal (loan) 2015Série C100000——10Paulista (loan) 2016Paulista A2—150———150Tubarão2016Catarinense Divisão Especial—171———1712017Catarinense—20———202018—6211——73Total—25311——263Avaí2018Série B232————2322019Série A18014140——361Total41214140——593Água Santa (loan) 2020Paulista—00———00Cuiabá (loan) 2020Série B251—41—1Appearance(s) in Copa Verde0302Cruzeiro (loan) 2021Série B10413241——277Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2021Série A81————81Career total85876692008017816
Honours Avaí Campeonato Catarinense: 2019
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