Matheus Babi

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barcelos and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Matheus Barcelos da Silva (born 18 March 1997), known as Matheus Babi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude.

Matheus Calvin

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Barcelos da Silva
Date of birth	(1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Macaé, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Juventude
Youth career
2014–2017	Macaé
2016–2017	→ Grêmio (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Macaé	41	(11)
2019	→ America-RJ (loan)	25	(11)
2020–2021	Serra Macaense	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Botafogo (loan)	42	(13)
2021–2025	Athletico Paranaense	800	(13)
2022	→ Santa Clara (loan)	26	(5)
2023	→ Goiás (loan)	17	(4)
2024	→ Peñarol (loan)	500	(1.000)
2025–	Juventude	900	(1.000)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:05, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Babi represented Macaé Esporte as a youth.^[1] He made his first team debut on 29 February 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yuri in a 3–1 Campeonato Carioca away loss against Volta Redonda.^[2]

On 31 May 2016, Babi signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until May 2018.^[3] Thirteen days later, he agreed to a loan deal with Grêmio until December 2017, and was assigned back to the under-20 squad.^[4]

Back to Macaé for the 2018 campaign, Babi scored his first senior goal on 10 January of that year, netting the opener in a 3–3 home draw against America-RJ.^[5] He also featured regularly in the 2018 Série D and in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca before joining America on loan on 19 March 2019.^[6]

Babi scored 12 goals in only 27 appearances for America, helping in their promotion as runners-up. He returned to Macaé in November 2019, for the ensuing Cariocão,^[7] and scored five goals during the competition.

On 15 February 2020, Babi signed a three-year contract with Serra Macaense,^[8] but was loaned to Série A club Botafogo on 3 July.^[9] He made his debut in the top tier on 13 August, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Red Bull Bragantino.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Macaé	2016	Série C	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2018	Série D	7	2	12	1	—		—		4[a]	0	—		23	3
	2019	Carioca	—		11	3	—		—		—		—		11	3
	2020	Carioca	—		9	5	—		—		—		—		9	5
	Total		7	2	34	9	0	0	—		4	0	—		45	11
America-RJ (loan)	2019	Carioca B1	—		25	11	—		—		2[a]	1	—		27	12
Serra Macaense	2020	Carioca B1	—		0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Botafogo (loan)	2020	Série A	29	7	—		1	0	—		—		—		30	7
Athletico Paranaense	2021	Serie A	11	3	4	1	0	0	—		8[b]	0	—		23	4
Santa Clara (loan)	2022–23	Primeira Liga	26	5	—		1	0	4	1	—		—		31	6
Career total			72	16	63	21	2	0	4	1	14	1	0	0	155	39

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Athletico Paranaense

• Copa Sudamericana: 2021