Matheus Mendes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Werneck and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.

Matheus Mendes Werneck de Oliveira (born 10 March 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Alverca.

Matheus Mendes

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Mendes Werneck de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Governador Valadares, Brazil
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Alverca
Number	31
Youth career
2014–2019	Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2025	Atlético Mineiro	19	(0)
2020–2021	→ CSA (loan)	28	(0)
2025	→ América Mineiro (loan)	27	(0)
2025–	Alverca	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 September 2025

Club career

Born in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Mendes joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2014. In January 2020, he was assigned to the first team squad.

On 16 September 2020, Mendes joined CSA on loan until the end of the 2020 Série B season.^[1] He promptly established himself as the first choice goalkeeper, making 28 league appearances for the side.^[2]

On 31 December 2024, Mendes joined América Mineiro on a season-long loan,^[3] which was cut short on 20 August 2025, when he made a permanent transfer to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Alverca, signing a three-year contract.^[4]

International career

Mendes received a call up to the Brazil U20s in October 2018.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 3 September 2025.^[6]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Mineiro	2020	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021	Série A	0	0	3[a]	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2022	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2024	Série A	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		14	0
	Total		15	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
CSA (loan)	2020	Série B	28	0	—		—		—		—		28	0
América Mineiro (loan)	2025	Série B	18	0	9[a]	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
Alverca	2025–26	Primeira Liga	1	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			62	0	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	76	0

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2021
• Copa do Brasil: 2021
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2022