Matheus Oliveira (footballer, born 1997)

Matheus Oliveira Santos, known as Matheus Oliveira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Anyang.

Club career

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.

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.

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