Mateus Vital

Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção (born 12 February 1998), known as Mateus Vital, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Shanghai Port. He is a former Brazil U23 member.^[1]

Mateus Vital

Personal information
Full name	Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção
Date of birth	(1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shanghai Port
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2015	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Vasco da Gama	36	(2)
2017–2022	Corinthians	161	(10)
2021–2022	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	33	(1)
2023–2024	Cruzeiro	62	(3)
2025–	Shanghai Port	0	(0)
International career
2012–2013	Brazil U15
2014–2015	Brazil U17
2019	Brazil U23	4	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2024

Career

Corinthians

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]

Loan to Panathinaikos

On 25 August 2021, Corinthians announced an agreement with Panathinaikos for the one-year loan of the 23-year-old midfielder, with a purchase option that was estimated by Brazilian media to reach €4 million for 50% of Vital's rights.^[4] Vital made an impressive debut for the club but he wasn't able to maintain his good form and he eventually lost his place in the starting 11.

Shanghai Port

On 27 January 2025, Vital signed Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 1 December 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2015	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2016	Série B	1	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2017	Série A	30	2	—		—		—		—		30	2
	Total		32	2	4	0	0	0	—		—		36	2
Corinthians	2018	Série A	33	2	10	0	8	0	7	0	—		58	2
	2019		31	2	11	0	3	1	6	0	—		52	3
	2020		25	4	11	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	41	4
	2021		16	0	8	2	3	1	4	2	—		31	5
	2022		16	0	—		4	0	—		—		20	0
	Total		121	8	40	2	20	2	18	2	2	0	203	14
Panathinaikos (loan)	2021–22	Super League Greece	33	1	—		7	2	—		—		40	3
Cruzeiro	2023	Série A	32	0	5	1	3	0	—		—		40	1
	2024		19	1	6	1	0	0	6	0	—		31	2
	Total		51	1	11	2	3	0	6	0	—		71	3
Career total			237	12	55	4	28	4	24	2	2	0	346	22

Honours

Corinthians

• Campeonato Paulista: 2018, 2019

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2021–22^[7]