Matheus Ortigoza

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

Matheus Cardoso de Souza (born 8 September 1993), known as Matheus Ortigoza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Mogi Mirim, on loan from Duque de Caxias, as a forward.

Matheus Ortigoza

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Cardoso de Souza
Date of birth	(1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Garopaba, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Mogi Mirim (on loan from Duque de Caxias)
Youth career
	Imbituba
2010–2013	Corinthians
2013–2014	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Duque de Caxias	12	(3)
2015	→ Portuguesa (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Mogi Mirim (loan)	24	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 July 2016

Club career

Ortigoza was born in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, and joined Corinthians' youth setup on 27 July 2010, after starting it out at Imbituba.^[1] In 2013, he moved to Avaí, being assigned to the under-20 squad. His position on the team is striker-centre-forward.

On 7 May 2014 Ortigoza joined Duque de Caxias,^[2] and also scored his first goal for on 3 August, which ended the team's a five-month fasting.^[3] He finished the campaign with 12 appearances and three goals.

On 10 February 2015 Ortigoza was loaned to Portuguesa, after a period on trial.^[4] He made his debut for the club on 4 March, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Santos-AP;^[5] six days later he made his Campeonato Paulista debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Gonçalves in a 1–2 away loss against XV de Piracicaba, also scoring his side's only.^[6]

On 18 May Ortigoza moved to Mogi Mirim, shortly after being released by Lusa.^[7]