Matheus Jussa

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

Matheus Isaías dos Santos (born 22 March 1996), known as Matheus Jussa or simply Jussa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

Matheus Jussa

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Isaías dos Santos
Date of birth	(1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Osasco, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shanghai Port
Number	22
Youth career
2011–2015	Portuguesa
2015–2016	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Portuguesa	18	(2)
2015–2017	Vasco da Gama	0	(0)
2017	→ Bonsucesso (loan)	8	(2)
2018–2019	São Bernardo	26	(1)
2017	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2022	Oeste	24	(0)
2020–2021	→ Internacional (loan)	5	(0)
2021	→ Fortaleza (loan)	45	(1)
2022–2024	Fortaleza	35	(0)
2022	→ Qatar SC (loan)	10	(3)
2023	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	24	(1)
2024–	Shanghai Port	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Jussa graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, playing as an attacking midfielder or even as a forward. On 9 September 2014, he made his professional debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Gabriel Xavier in a 0–1 away loss against Santa Cruz for the Série B championship.^[1]

On 22 November 2014, Jussa scored his first goal, netting his side's only in a 1–2 away loss against Ceará.^[2] He moved back to the under-20s for the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, but later returned to the main squad.

On 26 April 2015, after staying four months unpaid, Jussa moved to Vasco da Gama on a free transfer;^[3] Portuguesa managed to retain 20% of his federative rights.^[4] Initially assigned back to the under-20s, he also featured with the reserves but never appeared for the main squad; during that period, he was converted into a defensive midfielder.

On 10 January 2017, after being above the maximum age to play for the under-20 side, Jussa moved to Bonsucesso on loan for the 2017 Campeonato Carioca.^[5] Roughly one year later, he was announced at São Bernardo after agreeing to a permanent deal.^[6]

On 10 April 2018, Jussa was loaned to Série C side Botafogo-SP,^[7] where he helped the club achieve promotion to the second division.

After subsequently returning to São Bernardo, Jussa joined Oeste ahead of the 2019 Série B. On 2 July 2020, after featuring regularly, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Internacional in the top tier.^[8]

On 12 February 2024, Jussa joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 11 November 2021^[10]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portuguesa	2014	Série B	9	1	—		—		—		—		9	1
	2015	Série C	0	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		9	1	2	0	1	0	—		—		12	1
Vasco da Gama	2016	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Bonsucesso (loan)	2017	Carioca	—		8	2	—		—		—		8	2
São Bernardo	2018	Paulista A2	—		15	1	—		—		6[a]	0	21	1
	2019		—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		—		20	1	—		—		6	0	26	1
Botafogo-SP (loan)	2018	Série C	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Oeste	2019	Série B	17	0	—		—		—		—		17	0
	2020		0	0	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		17	0	6	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
Internacional (loan)	2020	Série A	2	0	1	0	—		2[b]	0	—		5	0
Fortaleza (loan)	2021	Série A	18	0	4	0	10	0	—		7[c]	1	39	1
Career total			54	1	41	3	12	0	2	0	13	1	122	5

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Cearense: 2021, 2022
• Copa do Nordeste: 2022