Matheus de Mello Costa (born 26 January 1995), known as Matheus Costa, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He also holds Portuguese nationality.

Career

Real Massamá

Matheus Costa made his league debut against F.C. Barreirense on 30 October 2016. He scored his first goals for the club against Sacavenense on 10 December 2016, scoring in the 42nd and 52nd minute.

Leixões

Matheus Costa made his league debut against Braga B on 28 August 2017. He scored his first goal for the club against Arouca on 10 December 2017, scoring in the 90th minute.

Vizela

Matheus Costa made his league debut against Marítimo B on 18 August 2019. He scored his first goals for the club against

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on 16 January 2021, scoring in the 35th and 84th minute.

Marítimo

Matheus Costa joined Marítimo on 28 May 2021. He made his debut against

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on 22 August 2021. Matheus Costa scored his first league goal against C.D. Tondela on 7 November 2021, scoring in the 75th minute.

Botafogo-SP

Matheus Costa made his league debut against

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on 17 February 2024. He scored his first goal for the club in the

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on 15 March 2024, scoring against

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in the 45th+3rd minute.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Matheus 1995 births Living people Footballers from Belo Horizonte Naturalised citizens of Portugal Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Segunda Divisão players Liga Portugal 2 players Esporte Clube Democrata players Real S.C. players Leixões S.C. players F.C. Vizela players C.S. Marítimo players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen