Yan Matheus

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

Yan Matheus Santos Souza (born 4 September 1998), known as Yan Matheus or just Yan,^[1] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League club Qatar.

Yan Matheus

Yan with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Yan Matheus Santos Souza
Date of birth	(1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Aramari, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Qatar
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2018	Vitória
2017–2018	→ Palmeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Vitória	5	(0)
2018–2022	Palmeiras	0	(0)
2019	→ Estoril (loan)	13	(2)
2019–2020	→ Sport Recife (loan)	20	(2)
2020–2022	→ Moreirense (loan)	59	(10)
2022–2025	Yokohama F. Marinos	96	(17)
2025–	Qatar	1	(0)
International career
2015	Brazil U17	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:32, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Vitória

Yan was born in Alagoinhas, Bahia, and joined Vitória's youth setup in 2009, aged 11.^[2] He made his first team debut on 31 October 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Vander in a 3–2 Série B home loss to Náutico; he also assisted Rafaelson's second goal.^[3]

Yan featured in two more matches for the club during the campaign, as they achieved promotion to the Série A. He made his top tier debut on 30 June 2016, replacing Dagoberto late into a 3–2 home win over Sport Recife.

Palmeiras

In January 2017, Vitória agreed to loan Yan to Palmeiras, as a part of the deal which saw Cleiton Xavier move in the opposite direction;^[4] the loan move only became official in April.^[5] In April 2018, he signed a permanent deal with Verdão after the club exercised his buyout clause.^[6]

Loan to Estoril

On 31 January 2019, after making no first-team appearances for Palmeiras, Yan was loaned to LigaPro side Estoril until the end of the season.^[7] He made his debut for the club on 17 February, in a 1–1 away draw against Mafra.

Yan scored his first professional goal on 31 March 2019, but in a 3–1 home loss to Benfica B. He scored a further goal in 13 appearances for Estoril, as they missed out promotion after finishing third.

Loan to Sport Recife

On 10 June 2019, Yan moved on loan to Sport Recife until the end of the year.^[8] After featuring regularly, his loan was renewed for a further year on 6 December,^[9] but Palmeiras recalled him on 13 July 2020.^[10]

Loan to Moreirense

On 16 August 2020, Yan returned to Portugal and joined Moreirense in the Primeira Liga on a three-year loan deal.^[11] A regular starter, he scored six goals during the 2021–22 season but was unable to avoid the club's relegation.

In July 2022, Moreirense bought 50% of Yan's economic rights.^[12]

Yokohama F. Marinos

On 9 August 2022, Yan was confirmed at J1 League side Yokohama F. Marinos.^[13]

Qatar SC

On 28 August 2025, Yan was confirmed at Qatar Stars League club Qatar.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 26 May 2024^[15][16]

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
Vitória	2015	Série B	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2016	Série A	1	0	1[a]	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2017	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Palmeiras	2018	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Estoril (loan)	2018–19	LigaPro	13	2	—		—		—		—		—		13	2
Sport Recife (loan)	2019	Série B	16	1	—		0	0	—		—		6[b]	0	22	1
	2020	Série A	0	0	4[c]	1	0	0	—		—		—		4	1
	Total		16	1	4	1	0	0	—		—		6	0	26	2
Moreirense (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	28	4	—		2	0	—		—		—		30	4
	2021–22	Primeira Liga	31	6	—		3	3	1	0	—		1[d]	0	36	9
	Total		59	10	—		5	3	1	0	—		1	0	66	13
Yokohama F. Marinos	2022	J1 League	5	1	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		5	1
	2023		32	6	—		0	0	6	1	5[e]	1	1[f]	0	44	8
	2024		34	5	—		0	0	4	2	13[e]	4	0	0	51	11
	Total		71	12	—		0	0	10	3	18	5	1	0	100	20
Career total			163	25	5	1	5	3	20	6	9	2	8	0	210	37

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano
4. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
6. Appearance(s) in Japanese Super Cup