Matheus Sales
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|de Sales|Cabral}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matheus Sales
| image =
| fullname = Matheus de Sales Cabral
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Guarulhos, Brazil
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| currentclub = Ulsan HD
| clubnumber = 95
| position = Defensive midfielder
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = São Paulo
| youthyears2 = 2009–2014 | youthclubs2 = Palmeiras
| years1 = 2014–2021 | clubs1 = Palmeiras | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = → Bahia (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → América Mineiro (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = → Figueirense (loan) | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → Novorizontino (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = → Coritiba (loan) | caps6 = 61 | goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2021–2024 | clubs7 = Coritiba | caps7 = 40 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = → Goiás (loan) | caps8 = 35 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | caps9 = 34 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Ulsan HD
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 15 January 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Matheus de Sales Cabral (born 13 May 1995), known as Matheus Sales, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
Club career
Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Matheus Sales joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2009, after being approved in a trial.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2015/11/matheus-sales-usa-familia-como-motivacao-para-brilhar-no-palmeiras.html|title=Matheus Sales usa família como motivação para brilhar no Palmeiras|trans-title=Matheus Sales uses family as a motivation to shine at Palmeiras|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=16 November 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}} In 2014, after being strongly linked to Internacional, he signed a new four-year deal with the club.{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/12/04/atleta-da-base-destaque-na-final-contra-o-santos-quase-deixou-o-palmeiras.htm|title=Destaque na final contra o Santos, atleta da base quase deixou o Palmeiras|trans-title=Spotlight in the final against Santos, youth graduate nearly left Palmeiras|publisher=UOL Esporte|language=pt|date=4 December 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
Matheus Sales made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 October 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sport Recife.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/jogo/24-10-2015/palmeiras-sport/|title=Sport vence a primeira fora de casa e sonha com G-4; Palmeiras sofre pressão da torcida|trans-title=Sport wins the first one away from home and dreams with G-4; Palmeiras suffers pressure from the supporters|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=24 October 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}} In the year's Copa do Brasil, he started in both legs of the final, earning plaudits for his performance on the second match.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2015/12/do-sub-20-ao-titulo-nacional-matheus-sales-celebra-ascensao-no-palmeiras.html|title=Do sub-20 ao título nacional: Matheus Sales celebra ascensão no Palmeiras|trans-title=From the under-20s to national title: Matheus Sales celebrates rise at Palmeiras|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=5 December 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
In January 2024, Sales signed for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.{{cite web|url=https://www.uhfc.tv/board/board_view.php?page=1&no_seq=55647&buid=news_g&s_field=bd_title&s_value=|trans-title=The much-awaited defensive midfielder joins! Ulsan HD recruits Mateus|title=기다리고 기다리던 수비형 미드필더의 합류! 울산 HD, 마테우스 영입|language=Korean|website=www.uhfc.tv|date=15 January 2024|accessdate=15 January 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 November 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/elenco/703-Matheus%20de%20Sales%20Cabral|title=Matheus Sales|publisher=Palmeiras' official website|language=pt|accessdate=22 January 2016}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Palmeiras
|2014 |rowspan="3"|Série A |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bahia (loan)
|2017 |rowspan="2"|Série A |14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| América Mineiro (loan)
|2018 |colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Figueirense (loan)
|2018 |23 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Novorizontino (loan)
|2019 |colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Coritiba (loan)
|2019 |Série B |30 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2020
|Série A |21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Coritiba
|2021 |Série B |27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2022
|Série A |0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| Goiás (loan)
|2022 |Série A |31 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan)
|2023 |Série B |28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Total
!189 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 7 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/elenco/703-Matheus%20Sales Palmeiras official profile] {{in lang|pt}}
- {{Soccerway|matheus-de-sales-cabral/373415}}
{{Ulsan HD FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sales, Matheus}}
Category:Footballers from Guarulhos
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players
Category:América Futebol Clube (MG) players
Category:Figueirense FC players
Category:Grêmio Novorizontino players
Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players
Category:Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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