Matheus Reis

For the Brazilian football forward, see Matheus Reis (footballer, born 2007).

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

Matheus Reis de Lima (born 18 February 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Matheus Reis

Reis with Sporting CP in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Matheus Reis de Lima[1]
Date of birth	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	São João da Boa Vista, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sporting CP
Number	2
Youth career
2008–2014	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	São Paulo	28	(0)
2014	→ Atlético Sorocaba (loan)	8	(0)
2017	→ Bahia (loan)	22	(0)
2018	→ Moreirense (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2021	Rio Ave	52	(1)
2021	→ Sporting CP (loan)	15	(0)
2021–	Sporting CP	116	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:39, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

São Paulo

Born in São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo,^[2] Reis joined São Paulo FC's academy at the age of 13. He started his senior career with Clube Atlético Sorocaba, on loan.^[3]

Reis made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for São Paulo on 2 July 2015, in a 2–1 away loss against Club Athletico Paranaense.^[4] In January 2017, he was loaned to fellow top-division club Esporte Clube Bahia.^[5]

On 1 January 2018, still on loan, Reis moved to Portugal with Moreirense FC.^[6] His first Primeira Liga appearance took place on 4 February, when he came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Arsénio Nunes in the 2–1 away win over C.D. Tondela.^[7]

Rio Ave

On 26 June 2018, Reis signed with Rio Ave F.C. for an undisclosed fee.^[8] He made his competitive debut one month later, in a 1–0 defeat at Jagiellonia Białystok in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.^[9]

Reis scored his only goal for the Vila do Conde-based side on 27 January 2020, their second of a 2–1 away victory over Vitória de Guimarães.^[10] After refusing to play against the same opposition early into the 2020–21 season, he was suspended by the board of directors.^[11]

Sporting CP

Reis joined Sporting CP on a five-month loan on 2 February 2021.^[12] In the summer, after his three-year contract with Rio Ave expired, he agreed to a permanent four-year deal with a €45 million buyout clause.^[13]

Reis won the 2020–21, 2023–24 and 2024–25 national championships during his tenure at the Estádio José Alvalade, contributing respectively 15, 27 and 30 games to these achievements.^[14][15] He made his 200th appearance for the Lions on 10 May 2025, in a 1–1 draw away to S.L. Benfica.^[16] Fifteen days later, at the start of injury time of the Taça de Portugal final against the same adversary, who led 1–0, he and teammate Maximiliano Araújo brought Andrea Belotti down as he tried to protect the ball near the corner flag, and Reis deliberately stamped on the Italian's head; no foul was awarded and Sporting went on to claim the trophy 3–1, and he subsequently boasted of his actions on social media.^[17][18][19]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2025^[20]

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
São Paulo	2015	Série A	13	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2016	Série A	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	—		16	0
	Total		28	0	0	0	3	0	—		1	0	—		32	0
Atlético Sorocaba (loan)	2014	—			8[b]	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Bahia (loan)	2017	Série A	19	0	3[c]	0	—		—		—		4[d]	1	26	1
Moreirense (loan)	2017–18	Primeira Liga	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Rio Ave	2018–19	Primeira Liga	22	0	—		3	0	0	0	2[e]	0	—		27	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	30	1	—		4	0	3	0	—		—		37	1
	2020–21	Primeira Liga	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	2[e]	0	—		2	0
	Total		52	1	—		7	0	3	0	4	0	—		66	1
Sporting CP	2020–21	Primeira Liga	15	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	26	2	—		5	0	4	0	8[f]	0	1[g]	0	44	2
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	33	1	—		1	0	6	0	11[h]	0	—		51	1
	2023–24	Primeira Liga	27	0	—		6	0	3	0	10[e]	0	—		46	0
	2024–25	Primeira Liga	30	0	—		6	0	2	0	8[f]	0	—		46	0
	Total		131	3	—		18	0	15	0	37	0	1	0	202	3
Career total			232	4	11	0	28	0	18	0	42	0	5	1	336	5

1. Appearance in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
3. Appearances in Campeonato Baiano
4. Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
7. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
8. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Bahia

• Copa do Nordeste: 2017^[21]

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2020–21,^[20] 2023–24,^[14] 2024–25^[22]
• Taça de Portugal: 2024–25^[23]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021^[24]

Individual

• Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: February 2022,^[25] March 2022^[26]
• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2021–22^[27]
• Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: February 2023^[28]