Matheus Aiás

Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues (born 30 December 1996), known as Matheus Aiás, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Racing Santander of the Spanish Segunda División.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barrozo and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.
Matheus Aiás
Personal information
Full name Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996
Place of birth Palmares Paulista, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Santander
Number 19
Youth career
Cruzeiro
2013–2014 Ponte Preta
2014–2015 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Granada B 53 (18)
2017 → Lorca (loan) 2 (1)
2017–2020 Watford 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 13 (3)
2018 → Valencia B (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020 → Mirandés (loan) 61 (14)
2020–2022 Orlando City 6 (1)
2021–2022 → Real Oviedo (loan) 26 (2)
2022– Racing Santander 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2022

Club career

Early years

Born in Palmares Paulista, São Paulo, Matheus played in the youth teams at Cruzeiro and Ponte Preta. In January 2014 he agreed to a deal with Italian Serie A side Udinese from Ponte Preta's under-17 squad.[3] He was later assigned to Granada CF, a club in the same ownership group as Udinese in Giampaolo Pozzo, joining their reserve team in November 2014 but could only be registered the following January after he turned 18.[4] Matheus made his senior debut on 15 March 2015, playing the last 12 minutes in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP. His first goal came on 4 October 2015, as he scored the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Mérida AD.

On 27 April 2017, Matheus joined fellow third division side Lorca FC on loan for two months, as an injury replacement to Chumbi,[5] helping the team win promotion to the Segunda División via the playoffs for the first time in the team's history.[6]

In July 2017, now owned by Watford, another club of the Pozzo ownership family, Matheus returned to the Spanish third division on loan with CF Fuenlabrada.[7]

On 30 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to Valencia CF Mestalla.[8]

Mirandés

On 22 August 2018, Matheus agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow third division CD Mirandés,[9] achieving promotion at the end of the 2018–19 season. His loan was renewed for a further season as the team entered LaLiga 2.[10] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Rayo Vallecano.[11] During the team's run to the 2019–20 Copa del Rey semi-finals, Matheus finished as the competition's second-highest scorer behind Alexander Isak and became the first player in a decade to score against four different La Liga opponents for a team in a lower division after netting against Celta Vigo, Sevilla, Villarreal and Real Sociedad. Only Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez had done so in that time.[12][13]

Orlando City

On 21 August 2020, Matheus signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with MLS side Orlando City.[14] After a two-month delay, Matheus was eventually able to make his debut on October 24 as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Inter Miami.[15] He scored his first goal for the club in the following game, a 4–1 rivalry win against Atlanta United.[16]

Having only played for a combined 31 minutes for Orlando City, Matheus returned to the Spanish Segunda División on loan with Real Oviedo on 4 July 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 season with an option to buy.[17] He made his Oviedo debut on 20 August 2021, as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Almería.[18]

Racing Santander

On 8 July 2022, it was announced Aias had moved to newly-promoted Segunda División team Racing Santander for an undisclosed transfer fee.[19]

Career statistics
As of 8 July 2022[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Granada B 2014–15 Segunda División B 30——30
2015–16 172——172
2016–17 3316——3316
Total 531800005318
Lorca (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 21002[lower-alpha 1]041
Watford 2017–18 Premier League 00000000
2018–19 00000000
2019–20 00000000
Total 00000000
Fuenlabrada (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 13320—153
Valencia B (loan) 30——30
Mirandés (loan) 2018–19 348105[lower-alpha 2]34011
2019–20 LaLiga 2 27676—3412
Total 611486537423
Orlando City 2020 MLS 41—0041
2021 20—0020
Total 61000061
Real Oviedo (loan) 2021–22 LaLiga 2 26210—272
Racing Santander 2022–23 LaLiga 2 5100—51
Career total 164391167318248
  1. 2017 Segunda División B play-offs
  2. 2019 Segunda División B play-offs

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Matheus Aiás: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. "Ponte Preta negocia promessa da base de 17 anos com o Udinese" [Ponte Preta negotiate 17-year-old youth prospect with Udinese] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. "Otro jugador de la factoría del Udinese se une al filial" [Another player from the Udinese factory joins the reserves] (in Spanish). Ideal. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. "Matheus, nuevo fichaje del Lorca FC" [Matheus, new signing of Lorca FC] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. "El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3". El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3 (in Spanish).
  7. "Comunicado: El C. F. Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Matheus" [Announcement: C. F. Fuenlabrada get the loan of Matheus] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. "El Mestalla anuncia el fichaje del delantero Matheus Aias" [Mestalla announce the signing of forward Matheus Aias] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  9. "Matheus Aias llega a la delantera rojilla" [Matheus Aias arrives at the forward line rojilla] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  10. "Matheus Aias continuará la próxima temporada en el C.D. Mirandés" [Matheus Aias will continue the following season at C.D. Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  11. "El VAR protagoniza la igualada en Vallecas" [VAR is the protagonist on the draw in Vallecas] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. Jones, Matt. "Mirandes vs. Real Sociedad: 2020 Copa del Rey Leg 2 Live-Stream Info, Preview". Bleacher Report.
  13. "Cuánto cuesta y quién es Matheus Aias: contrato con el Mirandés, cláusula de rescisión y rumores | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  14. "Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Forward Matheus Aiás". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  15. "Inter Miami CF 2, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  16. "Orlando City SC 4, Atlanta United FC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  17. "Matheus, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo (in Spanish).
  18. "It Wasn't To Be In Almería". Real Oviedo - Web Oficial.
  19. "Orlando City SC Transfers Forward Matheus Aiás to Real Racing Club de Santander". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  20. "Matheus Aias Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  21. "Matheus Aias oGol profile". www.ogol.com.br (in Portuguese).
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