Mateus Vital
Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção (born 12 September 1998), known as Mateus Vital, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos, on loan from Corinthians. He is a former Brazil U23 member.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Panathinaikos (on loan from Corinthians) | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2017 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Vasco da Gama | 32 | (2) |
| 2017– | Corinthians | 105 | (8) |
| 2021– | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2012–2013 | Brazil U15 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Brazil U17 | ||
| 2019 | Brazil U23 | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022 | |||
Career
Vital started his career in CR Vasco da Gama and was sold to Corinthians for €2 million in 2018. In 2018, Corinthians won its 29th Paulista Championship. Vital was a vital member in the victorious campaign scoring in the penalty shootout against São Paulo FC in the second leg of the semi-final and bagging an assist in the second leg of the final against arch-rivals Palmeiras.[2][3]
On 25 August 2021, Corinthians announced the agreement with Panathinaikos for the loan of the 23-year-old midfielder for one year, with a purchase option that, according to the Brazilian media, reaches €4 million for 50% of its rights. [4]
Career statistics
- As of 19 January 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2015 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |||
| Corinthians | 2018 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
| 2019 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 5 | |
| Total | 105 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 182 | 14 | |
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2021-22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
References
- "Mateus Vital". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- Cara, Thiago; Valente, Rafael (29 March 2018). "Corinthians marca nos acréscimos, vence São Paulo nos pênaltis e encara Palmeiras na final" [Corinthians score in extra time, beat São Paulo in penalties and will face Palmeiras in the final]. ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Nos pênaltis, Corinthians vence o Palmeiras e fatura o Campeonato Paulista" [In the penalty shootout, Corinthians beat Palmeiras and secure the Paulista Championship]. Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Abril. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Παναθηναϊκός: Η Κορίνθιανς ανακοίνωσε τον Ματέους Βιτάλ" (in Greek). kingsport.gr. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- "Mateus Vital statistics". Ogol.
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