Matheus Aiás

Matheus Aiás
Aiás for Real Oviedo in 2021
Personal information
Full name Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Palmares Paulista, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Noah
Number 9
Youth career
Cruzeiro
2013–2014 Ponte Preta
2014–2015 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Granada B 53 (18)
2017Lorca (loan) 2 (1)
2017–2020 Watford 0 (0)
2017–2018Fuenlabrada (loan) 14 (3)
2018Valencia B (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020Mirandés (loan) 61 (14)
2020–2022 Orlando City 6 (1)
2021–2022Real Oviedo (loan) 26 (2)
2022–2023 Racing Santander 35 (3)
2023–2024 Moreirense 18 (2)
2024– Noah 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023

Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues (born 30 December 1996), known as Matheus Aiás, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Armenian Premier League club FC Noah.

Club career

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Early years

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Born in Palmares Paulista, São Paulo, Matheus played in the youth teams at Cruzeiro and Ponte Preta. In January 2014 he agreed to a deal with Italian Serie A side Udinese from Ponte Preta's under-17 squad.[3] He was later assigned to Granada CF, a club in the same ownership group as Udinese in Giampaolo Pozzo, joining their reserve team in November 2014 but could only be registered the following January after he turned 18.[4] Matheus made his senior debut on 15 March 2015, playing the last 12 minutes in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Arroyo CP. His first goal came on 4 October 2015, as he scored the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Mérida AD.

On 27 April 2017, Matheus joined fellow third division side Lorca FC on loan for two months, as an injury replacement to Chumbi,[5] helping the team win promotion to the Segunda División via the playoffs for the first time in the team's history.[6]

In July 2017, now owned by Watford, another club of the Pozzo ownership family, Matheus returned to the Spanish third division on loan with CF Fuenlabrada.[7]

On 30 January 2018, Matheus was loaned to Valencia CF Mestalla.[8]

Mirandés

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On 22 August 2018, Matheus agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow third division CD Mirandés,[9] achieving promotion at the end of the 2018–19 season. His loan was renewed for a further season as the team entered LaLiga 2.[10] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Rayo Vallecano.[11] During the team's run to the 2019–20 Copa del Rey semi-finals, Matheus finished as the competition's second-highest scorer behind Alexander Isak and became the first player in a decade to score against four different La Liga opponents for a team in a lower division after netting against RC Celta de Vigo, Sevilla FC, Villarreal CF and Real Sociedad. Only Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez had done so in that time.[12][13]

Orlando City

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On 21 August 2020, Matheus signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with MLS side Orlando City SC.[14] After a two-month delay, Matheus was eventually able to make his debut on October 24 as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Inter Miami.[15] He scored his first goal for the club in the following game, a 4–1 rivalry win against Atlanta United.[16]

Having only played for a combined 31 minutes for Orlando City, Matheus returned to the Spanish Segunda División on loan with Real Oviedo on 4 July 2021 ahead of the 2021–22 season with an option to buy.[17] He made his Oviedo debut on 20 August 2021, as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Almería.[18]

Racing Santander

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On 8 July 2022, it was announced Aias had moved to newly-promoted Segunda División team Racing de Santander for an undisclosed transfer fee.[19] On 25 August 2023, Racing announced that his contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[20]

Moreirense

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On 28 August 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga side Moreirense announced the signing of Aiás on a one-year contract.[21]

Noah

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On 30 June 2024, Armenian Premier League club Noah announced the signing of Aiás.[22]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 August 2023[23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Granada B 2014–15 Segunda División B 3 0 3 0
2015–16 Segunda División B 17 2 17 2
2016–17 Segunda División B 33 16 33 16
Total 53 18 53 18
Lorca (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 2 1 0 0 2[a] 0 4 1
Watford 2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fuenlabrada (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 14 3 2 0 16 3
Valencia B (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 3 0 3 0
Mirandés (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División B 34 8 1 0 5[b] 3 40 11
2019–20 Segunda División 27 6 7 6 34 12
Total 61 14 8 6 5 3 74 23
Orlando City 2020 MLS 4 1 4 1
2021 MLS 2 0 2 0
Total 6 1 6 1
Real Oviedo (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 26 2 1 0 27 2
Racing Santander 2022–23 Segunda División 34 3 1 0 35 3
2023–24 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 35 3 1 0 36 3
Moreirense 2023–24 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 200 42 12 6 0 0 7 3 219 51

References

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  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Matheus Aiás: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Ponte Preta negocia promessa da base de 17 anos com o Udinese" [Ponte Preta negotiate 17-year-old youth prospect with Udinese] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Otro jugador de la factoría del Udinese se une al filial" [Another player from the Udinese factory joins the reserves] (in Spanish). Ideal. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Matheus, nuevo fichaje del Lorca FC" [Matheus, new signing of Lorca FC] (in Spanish). Lorca FC. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  6. ^ "El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3". El Lorca FC, nuevo equipo de LaLiga 1l2l3 (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Comunicado: El C. F. Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Matheus" [Announcement: C. F. Fuenlabrada get the loan of Matheus] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  8. ^ "El Mestalla anuncia el fichaje del delantero Matheus Aias" [Mestalla announce the signing of forward Matheus Aias] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Matheus Aias llega a la delantera rojilla" [Matheus Aias arrives at the forward line rojilla] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Matheus Aias continuará la próxima temporada en el C.D. Mirandés" [Matheus Aias will continue the following season at C.D. Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  11. ^ "El VAR protagoniza la igualada en Vallecas" [VAR is the protagonist on the draw in Vallecas] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. ^ Jones, Matt. "Mirandes vs. Real Sociedad: 2020 Copa del Rey Leg 2 Live-Stream Info, Preview". Bleacher Report.
  13. ^ "Cuánto cuesta y quién es Matheus Aias: contrato con el Mirandés, cláusula de rescisión y rumores | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  14. ^ "Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Forward Matheus Aiás". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  15. ^ "Inter Miami CF 2, Orlando City SC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  16. ^ "Orlando City SC 4, Atlanta United FC 1 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com.
  17. ^ "Matheus, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo (in Spanish).
  18. ^ "It Wasn't To Be In Almería". Real Oviedo - Web Oficial.
  19. ^ "Orlando City SC Transfers Forward Matheus Aiás to Real Racing Club de Santander". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  20. ^ "Acuerdo entre el Racing y Matheus Aiás para la rescisión de su contrato" [Agreement between Racing and Matheus Aías for the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Matheus Aiás chega para o ataque" [Matheus Aiás arrives for the attack]. Moreirense FC (in European Portuguese). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  22. ^ "rom Liga Portugal to Noah: Matheus Aias has joined our team". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah Facebook. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Matheus Aias Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Matheus Aias oGol profile". www.ogol.com.br (in Portuguese).
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