Matheus Blade

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Conceição and the second or paternal family name is Nascimento.

Matheus da Conceição Nascimento (born 15 May 1995), known as Matheus Blade or just Blade, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Noroeste. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a centre-back.

Matheus Blade

Personal information
Full name	Matheus da Conceição Nascimento
Date of birth	(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Cabo Frio, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Noroeste
Number	21
Youth career
	Cabofriense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Cabofriense	1	(0)
2016	→ Madureira (loan)	0	(0)
2017	→ Olaria (loan)	0	(0)
2018–2019	Barretos	15	(1)
2018	→ Francana (loan)	18	(0)
2019–	Noroeste	94	(6)
2023	→ Maringá (loan)	9	(0)
2024	→ ABC (loan)	13	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:38, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Nicknamed after Wesley Snipes' character Blade,^[1] he was born in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, and began his career with hometown side Cabofriense. He subsequently served loans at Madureira and Olaria, but failed to appear with both sides.

In 2018, Blade signed for Barretos, but also did not feature and moved on loan to Francana. Upon returning in December,^[2] he became a regular starter before joining Noroeste for the 2019 Copa Paulista.^[3]

Blade established himself as an undisputed starter for Norusca in the following years, and renewed his contract until 2025 on 11 April 2023.^[4] The following day, he was announced at Maringá on loan.^[5]

Back to Noroeste for the 2024 season, Blade was loaned to ABC on 29 April of that year.^[6] On 15 November, he returned to his parent club for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 21 February 2025^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cabofriense	2016	Carioca	—		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Madureira (loan)	2016	Série D	0	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Olaria (loan)	2017	Carioca Série B1	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Barretos	2018	Paulista A3	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2019		—		15	1	—		—		—		15	1
	Total		—		15	1	—		—		—		15	1
Francana (loan)	2018	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Noroeste	2019	Paulista A3	—		—		—		—		6[a]	0	6	0
	2020		—		18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2021		—		15	0	—		—		8[a]	0	23	0
	2022		—		19	1	—		—		7[a]	0	26	1
	2023	Paulista A2	—		14	3	—		—		6[a]	3	20	6
	2024		—		20	2	—		—		—		20	2
	2025	Paulista	—		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		—		96	6	—		—		21	3	117	9
Maringá (loan)	2023	Série D	9	0	—		2	0	—		—		11	0
ABC (loan)	2024	Série C	13	2	—		—		—		—		13	2
Career total			22	2	130	7	2	0	0	0	21	3	175	12

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista