Matheus de Vargas (born 18 June 1996) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Paysandu.

Club career

Born in Cláudia,

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, Vargas represented Rio Preto, União Barbarense,

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and Audax as a youth. Ahead of the 2014 campaign, he was loaned to partner team Audax Rio for the year's

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. Vargas made his senior debut on 20 February 2014, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in a 2–1 home win against Boavista, and scored his first goal six days later by netting the opener in a 5–3 home loss against

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. After featuring regularly, he moved to

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in September, returning to the youth setup. In 2016, after his loan with ''Timão'' expired, Vargas moved to Oeste also in a temporary deal, as the club reached a partnership with Audax. He returned to his parent club for the 2017 season, but was loaned to

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side Kerkyra in June of that year. In September 2018, Vargas joined Ponte Preta on loan until the following April. His loan was later extended, but on 6 September of the following year, he agreed to a permanent two-year deal with

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. Vargas made his Série A debut on 15 September 2019, replacing

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in a 1–1 away draw against

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. On 30 December, after only two top tier appearances, he was loaned to fellow league team

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for the 2020 campaign.

Honours

;Corinthians *

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...

: 2015 ;Atlético Goianiense *

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;Fortaleza *

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: 2021,

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;Sport Recife *

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;Paysandu *

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References

External links

Think Ball profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Matheus 1996 births Living people Footballers from Mato Grosso Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube players Audax Rio de Janeiro Esporte Clube Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Oeste Futebol Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Sport Club do Recife players Esporte Clube Juventude players Matheus Vargas Super League Greece players PAE Kerkyra players Matheus Vargas Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen