Matheus Henrique

Matheus Henrique de Souza is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Cruzeiro. He also represented the Brazil national team in one friendly in 2019.

Club career

On 11 August 2021, Matheus Henrique joined Italian Serie A club Sassuolo on a season-long loan from Grêmio, with an obligation to buy.

Matheus Henrique made his senior debut for Brazil in an October 2019 friendly against Senegal. Previously, he was part of the Brazil under-23 team that won the 2019 Toulon Tournament, beating Japan on penalties in the final. Courtesy of his Grêmio performances, he became a mainstay of the under-23 team preparing to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. He participated in the International Tenerife Tournament in 2019 and the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2020 with the under-23 team, finishing runner-up in both competitions and securing a place at the Olympics with their performance in the latter.
On 17 June 2021, Matheus Henrique was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Grêmio

Brazil U23