Matheus Machado

For a forward, see Matheus Machado (footballer, born 2003).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pires and the second or paternal family name is Machado.

Matheus Pires Machado (born 9 July 2001) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Montrose.

Matheus Machado

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Pires Machado
Date of birth	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Montrose
Number	23
Youth career
2017 –2018	Palmeiras
2018	Red Bull Brasil
2018–2019	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1	(0)
2020–2021	Rio Ave B	2	(0)
2021–2022	Elgin City	18	(0)
2022–2023	Rothes	16	(5)
2023–	Montrose	51	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

Machado began his career with Red Bull Brasil, before signing for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in August 2018.^[1] He was included in a first-team squad for the first time in March 2019,^[2] and made his debut in the 2019–20 season, coming on late in a 3-1 loss to Partick Thistle.^[3]

He was released by the club in June 2020 when his contract expired. He subsequently joined Portugal's Primera Liga side, Rio Ave on 1 July 2020.^[4]

Machado returned to Scottish football in August 2021, signing for Elgin City.^[5] He made his debut for Elgin in a 2–0 away loss to Edinburgh City after being substituted on in the final 20 minutes.

On 9 August 2022, Machado left Elgin and joined Highland Football League side Rothes.^[6]

On 31 January 2023, Machado was signed by League One side, Montrose.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 July 2022^[8]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2018–19	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	1	3	1
Rio Ave B	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Elgin City	2021–22	Scottish League Two	17	0	1	0	2	0	1[a]	0	21	0
Rothes	2022–23	Highland League
Montrose	2022–23	Scottish League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			20	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	26	1

1. All appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup