Mateus Carvalho

Not to be confused with Matheus Carvalho.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Mateus Carvalho dos Santos (born 18 March 2002), known as Mateus Cocão or Mateus Carvalho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vasco da Gama.

Mateus Carvalho

Personal information
Full name	Mateus Carvalho dos Santos
Date of birth	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Tucuruí, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vasco da Gama
Number	85
Youth career
2021	VF4
2021	Miramar
2022	Náutico
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Independente de Tucuruí	22	(1)
2022–2023	Náutico	15	(0)
2023	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	9	(0)
2024–	Vasco da Gama	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:45, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Tucuruí, Pará, Mateus Carvalho began his career with hometown side Independente de Tucuruí, being included straight into the first team for the 2020 Série D. In the following year, after playing in the 2021 Campeonato Paraense, he moved to a social project from footballer Victor Ferraz named VF4, and also represented Miramar's youth categories.^[1]

Náutico

Mateus Carvalho moved to Náutico in 2022, initially for the youth categories. He made his first team debut on 10 August of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Jobson in a 2–1 Série B home win over CRB.^[1] He played in a further five matches during the season, as his side suffered relegation.

Definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2023 campaign,^[2] Mateus Carvalho became a regular starter for Timbu.

Vasco da Gama

On 14 April 2023, Mateus Carvalho was loaned to Série A side Vasco da Gama for one year, with a buyout clause.^[3] After the season ended on November of the same year, Mateus was bought permanently by Vasco for €370,000.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2024^[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independente de Tucuruí	2020	Série D	14	1	1	0	—		—		3[a]	0	18	1
	2021	Paraense	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		14	1	8	0	—		—		3	0	25	1
Náutico	2022	Série B	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2023	Série C	0	0	9	0	0	0	—		5[b]	0	14	0
	Total		6	0	9	0	0	0	—		5	0	20	0
Vasco da Gama	2023	Série A	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
	2024		0	0	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	1
	Total		9	0	8	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Career total			29	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	62	2

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste