Mateus Vital

Mateus Vital
Personal information
Full name Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção
Date of birth (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2015 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Vasco da Gama 36 (2)
2017–2022 Corinthians 199 (14)
2021–2022 → Panathinaikos (loan) 40 (3)
2023– Cruzeiro 36 (1)
International career
2012–2013 Brazil U15
2014–2015 Brazil U17
2019 Brazil U23 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022

Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção (born 12 February 1998), known as Mateus Vital, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cruzeiro. He is a former Brazil U23 member.[1]

Career

Corinthians

Vital started his career in CR Vasco da Gama and was sold to Corinthians for €2 million in 2018. In 2018, Corinthians won its 29th Paulista Championship. Vital was a vital member in the victorious campaign scoring in the penalty shootout against São Paulo FC in the second leg of the semi-final and bagging an assist in the second leg of the final against arch-rivals Palmeiras.[2][3]

Loan to Panathinaikos

On August 25, 2021, Corinthians announced an agreement with Panathinaikos for the one-year loan of the 23-year-old midfielder, with a purchase option that was estimated by Brazilian media to reach €4 million for 50% of Vital's rights.[4] Vital made an impressive debut for the club but he wasn't able to maintain his good form and he eventually lost his place in the starting 11.

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2022[5]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasco da Gama 2015 Série A 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016 1 0 — — 4 0 5 0
2017 30 2 — — — 30 2
Total 32 2 — — 4 0 36 2
Corinthians 2018 Série A 33 2 8 0 7 0 10 0 58 2
2019 31 2 3 1 6 0 11 0 52 3
2020 25 4 2 0 3 0 11 0 41 4
2021 16 0 3 1 4 2 8 2 31 5
Total 105 8 16 2 20 2 39 2 182 14
Panathinaikos (loan) 2021–22 Super League Greece 32 1 5 2 — — 37 3
Career total 169 11 21 4 20 2 43 2 255 19

Honours

Corinthians

Panathinaikos

References

  1. ^ "Mateus Vital". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cara, Thiago; Valente, Rafael (29 March 2018). "Corinthians marca nos acréscimos, vence São Paulo nos pênaltis e encara Palmeiras na final" [Corinthians score in extra time, beat São Paulo in penalties and will face Palmeiras in the final]. ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Nos pênaltis, Corinthians vence o Palmeiras e fatura o Campeonato Paulista" [In the penalty shootout, Corinthians beat Palmeiras and secure the Paulista Championship]. Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Abril. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Η Κορίνθιανς ανακοίνωσε τον Ματέους Βιτάλ" (in Greek). kingsport.gr. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Mateus Vital statistics". Ogol.
  6. ^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.


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