Matheus Moraes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Blecha and the second or paternal family name is de Moraes.
Matheus Moraes
Personal information
Full name Matheus Purcelo Blecha de Moraes
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Mogi Mirim, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maringá
Number 33
Youth career
2010–2021 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Santos 0 (0)
2021 → Maringá (loan) 9 (2)
2022 → Maringá (loan) 0 (0)
2022 Londrina 0 (0)
2023– Maringá 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Matheus Purcelo Blecha de Moraes (born 22 April 2000), known as Matheus Moraes or simply Moraes, is a Brazilian footballer for Maringá. Mainly a forward, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Mogi Mirim, São Paulo, Moraes joined Santos' youth setup in 2011, aged ten.[1] On 31 July 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing to a three-year deal.[2]

Struggling severely with injuries, Moraes could not feature regularly for the youth sides, but still renewed his contract until 2022 on 24 January 2020.[3] On 21 July, he was registered for the year's Campeonato Paulista.[4]

On 5 February 2021, Moraes was loaned to Maringá for the 2021 Campeonato Paranaense.[5] He made his professional debut on 23 March, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Vinícius Faria but being subbed off nine minutes later due to an injury in a 0–1 home loss against Coritiba.[6]

Moraes scored his first senior goals on 15 May 2021, netting a brace in a 9–1 away success over Cascavel CR.[7] He returned to Santos after his loan ended, playing for the under-23s,[8] before rejoining Maringá also on loan on 6 January 2022.[9] However, he was unable to play after suffering a fracture on his fibula shortly after.[10]

On 1 July 2022, Moraes left Santos as his contract expired,[11] and joined Londrina on 8 August.[12] On 30 November, after only two unused substitute appearances, he returned to Maringá on a permanent deal.[13]

Career statistics

As of 16 May 2024[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2021 Série A 0 0 — 0 0 — 2[a] 0 2 0
Maringá (loan) 2021 Paranaense — 9 2 — — — 9 2
Maringá (loan) 2022 Paranaense — 0 0 — — — 0 0
Londrina 2022 Série B 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Maringá 2023 Série D 3 0 12 3 2 0 — — 17 3
2024 3 1 8 0 1 0 — — 12 1
Total 6 1 20 3 3 0 — — 29 4
Career total 6 1 29 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 40 6
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

  1. ^ "Parceiro de Rodrygo luta contra lesões para brilhar no Peixe" [Partner of Rodrygo fights against injuries to shine at Peixe] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Atacante Moraes assina seu primeiro contrato profissional com o Santos FC" [Forward Moraes signs his first professional deal with Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Santos renova com Moraes, ex-parceiro de Rodrygo, com multa de R$ 460 mi" [Santos renew with Moraes, former partner of Rodrygo, with a R$ 460 mi release clause] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Santos inscreve mais cinco da base no Campeonato Paulista" [Santos register five more from the youth setup in the Campeonato Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Santos FC acerta empréstimo de Matheus Moraes ao Maringá" [Santos agree loan of Matheus Moraes to Maringá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Estreando no Paranaense, Coritiba vence o Maringá com gol de Waguininho e expulsão" [Debuting in the Paranaense, Coritiba defeat Maringá with a goal from Waguininho and sending off] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Emprestado pelo Santos, Matheus Moraes se destaca e "desencanta" como profissional" [On loan from Santos, Matheus Moraes impresses and "disenchants" as a professional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Promessa do Santos aparece no BID e retorna para a equipe Sub-23" [Prospect of Santos appears in the BID and returns to the under-23 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Atacante Matheus Moraes volta a ser emprestado ao Maringá" [Forward Matheus Moraes is loaned again to Maringá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Emprestado pelo Santos ao Maringá, Matheus Moraes sofre fratura na fíbula" [Loaned from Santos to Maringá, Matheus Moraes suffers a fracture on his fibula] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Jovem Matheus Moraes se despede do Santos após 12 anos de clube" [Youngster Matheus Moares leaves Santos after 12 years at the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Matheus Moraes é o novo reforço do Londrina" [Matheus Moraes is the new addition of Londrina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Londrina EC. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Maringá FC anuncia ex-jogadores de Santos e São Paulo" [Maringá FC announce former Santos and São Paulo players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBN Maringá. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. ^ Matheus Moraes at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2021.