Matheus Ferreira de Sousa (born 19 February 1993), commonly known as Ferreira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Juventus-SP. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.
Career Born in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Ferreira played for Red Bull Brasil as a youth, before making his senior debut in 2011. He moved to Monte Azul in 2013, and served a loan stint at Penapolense in the following year before moving to São Caetano ahead of the 2015 season.
On 4 April 2018, after being a regular starter for Azulão, Ferreira was loaned to Série A side Sport Recife until the end of the year. He made his top tier debut on 15 April, starting in a 3–0 away loss to América Mineiro, but subsequently featured rarely before departing in December and returning to his parent club.
In 2019, Ferreira moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Campeonato de Portugal side Berço. On 10 January of the following year, he returned to his home country after being announced at Botafogo-SP.
On 16 August 2021, after spending the first half of the season without a club, Ferreira signed for Oeste. He moved to XV de Novembro on 14 December, before joining CSA on 5 July 2022.
On 9 January 2023, Ferreira agreed to a deal with Aparecidense. Regularly used, he moved to América de Natal on 1 December, where he was an undisputed first-choice before being loaned out to Athletic-MG in August 2024.
Back to América for the 2025 season, Ferreira was again a first-choice before departing the club on 31 October. On 4 December, he was announced at Juventus-SP.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRed Bull Brasil2011Paulista A2————10102012—00———00Total—00——1010Monte Azul2013Paulista A2————1301302014—180———180Total—180——130310Penapolense (loan)2014Série D60————60São Caetano2015Série D1093———1032016Série A2—203——1723752017—181——1623432018Paulista—9000——902019Série D3080——101211Total4064700—43511112Sport Recife (loan)2018Série A70————70Berço2019–2020Campeonato de Portugal30—00——30Botafogo-SP (loan)2020Série B17180———251Oeste 2021Série C60————60XV de Novembro 2022Paulista A2—92———92CSA 2022Série B80————80Aparecidense 2023Série C180120———300América de Natal2024Série D15012040—71381202518311010—50353Total33323050—121734Athletic-MG (loan)2024Série C40————40Juventus-SP 2026Paulista A2—221——30251Career total106415610500072633920
Honours São Caetano Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2017 Copa Paulista: 2019
América de Natal Campeonato Potiguar: 2024, 2025
Juventus-SP Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2026
Individual Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Team of the Season: 2026
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