Matheus Oliveira Santos (born 28 September 1997), known as Matheus Oliveira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Anyang.
Club career Santos Born in São Paulo, Matheus started to play football at Audax before joining Santos. In September 2013, he joined Santos' youth setup at the age of 17.
Matheus renewed his contract until 2019 on 26 April 2016, and was promoted to the first team by manager Dorival Júnior in August. On 8 October, he made his unofficial first team debut, playing the last 30 minutes and assisting Fabián Noguera's goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Benfica. The following 29 March, he made his professional debut as a substitute for Léo Cittadini in a 3–1 Campeonato Paulista win against Novorizontino. On 16 September 2017, he replaced Cittadini again in a 2–0 Série A loss against Botafogo, making his Série A debut.
On 6 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to Red Bull Brasil until the end of the year's Paulistão. On 10 February, he scored his first senior goal, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against São Caetano.
FC Anyang After playing for several clubs at Série B and C, on 10 January 2024, Matheus signed for K League 2 club FC Anyang, settling in South Korea. In his first season at Anyang, he provided the most assists at the K League 2, helping the club promote to the K League 1 for the first time. He was selected as the K League 2 Most Valuable Player. In the 2025 season, he scored double-digit goals to save newly promoted Anyang at the first division.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSantos2016Série A00—00——002017Série A10100000—202018Série A00000000—00Total10100000—20Red Bull Brasil (loan)2018—81———81Guarani (loan)2018Série B222————222Ponte Preta (loan)2019Série B1013010——150Ponte Preta2019Série B30—————30Oeste2019Série B210————2102020Série B107010——90Total2207010——300Brasil de Pelotas (loan)2020Série B306————306Atlético Goianiense2021Série A0071202Appearances in Copa Sudamericana0—111Remo2021Série B190———1Appearance in Copa Verde0200Água Santa2022—70———70Mirassol2022Série C152————152Inter de Limeira2023Série D—131———131São Bernardo2023Série C202————202FC Anyang2024K League 2367—10——3772025K League 13510—00——3510Total7117—10——7217Career total2042956350201026832
Honours Mirassol Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2022
FC Anyang K League 2: 2024
Individual K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2024 K League 2 top assist provider: 2024 K League 2 Best XI: 2024 K League All-Star: 2026
References
External links Santos FC profile