Matheus Sales

Matheus Sales
Personal information
Full name	Matheus de Sales Cabral
Date of birth	13 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Guarulhos, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ulsan HD
Number	95
Youth career
	São Paulo
2009–2014	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2021	Palmeiras
2017	→ Bahia (loan)
2018	→ América Mineiro (loan)
2018	→ Figueirense (loan)
2019	→ Novorizontino (loan)
2019–2020	→ Coritiba (loan)
2021–2024	Coritiba
2022	→ Goiás (loan)
2023	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)
2024–	Ulsan HD
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024

Matheus de Sales Cabral (born 13 May 1995), known as Matheus Sales, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.

Club career

Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Matheus Sales joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2009, after being approved in a trial.^[1] In 2014, after being strongly linked to Internacional, he signed a new four-year deal with the club.^[2]

Matheus Sales made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 October 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sport Recife.^[3] In the year's Copa do Brasil, he started in both legs of the final, earning plaudits for his performance on the second match.^[4]

In January 2024, Sales signed for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 November 2023^[6]

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Palmeiras	2014	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015		4	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		7	0
	2016		11	0	7	0	1	0	2	0	—		21	0
	Total		15	0	7	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	28	0
Bahia (loan)	2017	Série A	14	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	26	0
América Mineiro (loan)	2018	Série A	—		5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Figueirense (loan)	2018	Série B	23	1	—		—		—		—		23	1
Novorizontino (loan)	2019	Campeonato Paulista	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Coritiba (loan)	2019	Série B	30	0	—		0	0	—		—		30	0
	2020	Série A	21	0	9	2	1	0	—		—		31	2
	Total		51	0	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	61	2
Coritiba	2021	Série B	27	2	7	1	2	0	—		—		36	3
	2022	Série A	0	0	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		27	2	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	43	3
Goiás (loan)	2022	Série A	31	0	—		4	1	—		—		35	1
Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2023	Série B	28	0	6	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
Total			189	3	56	3	13	1	2	0	4	0	264	7

Honours

Palmeiras

Bahia

Copa do Nordeste: 2017

References

^ "Matheus Sales usa família como motivação para brilhar no Palmeiras" [Matheus Sales uses family as a motivation to shine at Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ "Destaque na final contra o Santos, atleta da base quase deixou o Palmeiras" [Spotlight in the final against Santos, youth graduate nearly left Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ "Sport vence a primeira fora de casa e sonha com G-4; Palmeiras sofre pressão da torcida" [Sport wins the first one away from home and dreams with G-4; Palmeiras suffers pressure from the supporters] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ "Do sub-20 ao título nacional: Matheus Sales celebra ascensão no Palmeiras" [From the under-20s to national title: Matheus Sales celebrates rise at Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ "기다리고 기다리던 수비형 미드필더의 합류! 울산 HD, 마테우스 영입" [The much-awaited defensive midfielder joins! Ulsan HD recruits Mateus]. www.uhfc.tv (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ "Matheus Sales" (in Portuguese). Palmeiras' official website. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

External links

Palmeiras official profile (in Portuguese)
Matheus Sales at Soccerway

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[1] "Matheus Sales usa família como motivação para brilhar no Palmeiras" [Matheus Sales uses family as a motivation to shine at Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[2] "Destaque na final contra o Santos, atleta da base quase deixou o Palmeiras" [Spotlight in the final against Santos, youth graduate nearly left Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[3] "Sport vence a primeira fora de casa e sonha com G-4; Palmeiras sofre pressão da torcida" [Sport wins the first one away from home and dreams with G-4; Palmeiras suffers pressure from the supporters] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[4] "Do sub-20 ao título nacional: Matheus Sales celebra ascensão no Palmeiras" [From the under-20s to national title: Matheus Sales celebrates rise at Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

[5] "기다리고 기다리던 수비형 미드필더의 합류! 울산 HD, 마테우스 영입" [The much-awaited defensive midfielder joins! Ulsan HD recruits Mateus]. www.uhfc.tv (in Korean). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[6] "Matheus Sales" (in Portuguese). Palmeiras' official website. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

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