Mateus Cardoso Francisco (born 16 December 1997), better known as Mateus Pivô, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS on loan from Brusque.
Career Mateus started his career as a futsal player, acting as a pivot, from which his nickname derives. On the field, he played as a winger for the youth teams of Goytacaz, Carapebus, Campos AA and Grêmio.
As a professional, he played for several clubs, having started his career at Cianorte, and being champion of minor divisions with Azuriz in Paraná. Over the years he started to play as a right back, a position that made him famous for competing in the divisions of the Brazilian Championship, having played for Ferroviário, São José-RS and Sampaio Corrêa, which holds his federative rights.
In 2024, he was loaned to Vila Nova to compete in the Campeonato Goiano, and in April, he was loaned again to Brusque to compete in the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. In 2025, Pivô was definitively acquired by Brusque.
Honours Azuriz Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2020
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