Matheus Barcelos da Silva (born 18 March 1997), known as Matheus Babi, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Portuguese club Santa Clara, on loan from

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Club career

Born in

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, Babi represented Macaé Esporte as a youth. He made his first team debut on 29 February 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 3–1

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away loss against

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. On 31 May 2016, Babi signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until May 2018. Thirteen days later, he agreed to a loan deal with Grêmio until December 2017, and was assigned back to the under-20 squad. Back to Macaé for the 2018 campaign, Babi scored his first senior goal on 10 January of that year, netting the opener in a 3–3 home draw against

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. He also featured regularly in the 2018 Série D and in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca before joining America on loan on 19 March 2019. Babi scored 12 goals in only 27 appearances for America, helping in their

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as runners-up. He returned to Macaé in November 2019, for the ensuing ''Cariocão'', and scored five goals during the competition. On 15 February 2020, Babi signed a three-year contract with Serra Macaense, but was loaned to Série A club

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on 3 July. He made his debut in the top tier on 13 August, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

; Athletico Paranaense *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Babi, Matheus 1997 births People from Macaé Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Living people Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players America Football Club (RJ) players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Club Athletico Paranaense players C.D. Santa Clara players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Primeira Liga players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal