Matteus Oliveira Santos (born 11 October 1989), simply known as Matteus, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Ubaitaba,

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, Matteus played amateur football well into his 20s. He was also on trial at

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in 2011, but nothing came of it, and he made his debuts as a senior with

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in the following year. In late 2012 Matteus joined

Independente de Limeira Independente Futebol Clube, more commonly referred to as Independente de Limeira, is a List of football clubs in Brazil, Brazilian football club based in Limeira, São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The team compete in Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divi ...

, appearing regularly and being one of the club's most important players. On 28 May 2013 he moved to

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

, but was loaned to Ferroviária in August. Matteus returned to ''Furacão'' in September 2014, and made his debut for the club on 7 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–1 away draw against

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.Palmeiras empata com o Atlético-PR, mas se salva graças ao Santos (Palmeiras draws with Atlético-PR, but saves themselves thanks to Santos)
Globo Esporte, 7 December 2014

References

External links

Atlético Pararanaense profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matteus Oliveira Santos 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) players Club Athletico Paranaense players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Esporte Clube Água Santa players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen