Tetê

Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins (born 15 February 2000), commonly known as Tetê, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon, on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lemos and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Tetê
Personal information
Full name Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000[1]
Place of birth Alvorada, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lyon (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2019 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Shakhtar Donetsk 75 (25)
2022– → Lyon (loan) 5 (1)
National team‡
2019 Brazil U20 7 (0)
2020– Brazil U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:23, 23 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul, Tetê joined the youth academy of Grêmio in 2008.[1] In 2016, he scored 33 goals for the reserves.[2] On 20 April 2018, his contract was extended until 2021.[3]

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 20 February 2019, Tetê moved abroad and joined Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.[4] On 13 April, he made his first team in a 3–0 league victory against Zorya Luhansk.[5] On 6 November, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–3 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb in the 2019–20 season.[6]

On 21 October 2020, Tetê scored the opening goal and provided one assist in Shakhtar's memorable 3–2 victory away to Real Madrid in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[7]

Lyon (loan)

On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine are suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until that day.[8] On 31 March 2022, Tetê used the new rule to join Lyon in France until the end of June 2022.[9]

International career

Tetê has represented the under-20 team at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. In 2018 he was called up to train with the senior Brazil team, but he did not make a senior debut.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 April 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Shakhtar Donetsk 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 82220000104
2019–20 268007[lower-alpha 1]11[lower-alpha 2]0349
2020–21 2461010[lower-alpha 3]21[lower-alpha 2]0368
2021–22 1791010[lower-alpha 4]1002810
Total 7525422742010831
Lyon (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 51—2[lower-alpha 5]0—71
Career total 8026422942011532
  1. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  3. Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk

References
  1. "Joia 2019: Tetê dá casa aos pais, distribui dribles antes de estreia pelo Grêmio e sonha com Copa" [Joia 2019: Tetê gives home to parents, distributes dribbles before debut for Grêmio and dreams of Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. "Promessa do Grêmio chamada por Tite tem multa de quase R$ 500 milhões" [Promise of Grêmio called by Tite has a fine of almost R $ 500 million] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. "Grêmio dá valorização e amplia vínculo com Jean Pyerre e Tetê até 2021" [Grêmio gives appreciation and broad ties with Jean Pyerre and Tetê until 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "Meet Brazilian Tete". Shakhtar Donetsk. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. "Shakhtar – Zorya: facts and figures". Shakhtar Donetsk. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. "Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC Sport. 6 November 2019.
  7. "Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk". AS. 21 October 2020.
  8. "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
  9. "Brazilian Tetê joins OL through the end of the season" (Press release). Lyon. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. Tetê at Soccerway
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