Matheus Cardoso de Souza (born 8 September 1993), known as Matheus Ortigoza, is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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, on loan from Duque de Caxias, as a forward.

Club career

Ortigoza was born in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, and joined

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' youth setup on 27 July 2010, after starting it out at Imbituba. In 2013, he moved to

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, being assigned to the under-20 squad. His position on the team is striker-centre-forward. On 7 May 2014 Ortigoza joined Duque de Caxias, and also scored his first goal for on 3 August, which ended the team's a five-month fasting. He finished the campaign with 12 appearances and three goals. On 10 February 2015 Ortigoza was loaned to Portuguesa, after a period on trial. He made his debut for the club on 4 March, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1

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away win against Santos-AP; six days later he made his

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debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Gonçalves in a 1–2 away loss against

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, also scoring his side's only. On 18 May Ortigoza moved to

, shortly after being released by ''Lusa''.

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Matheus Ortigoza
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortigoza, Matheus 1993 births Living people Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Brazilian people of Spanish descent People from Garopaba 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen