Higor Matheus Meritão (born 23 June 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club UNAM.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Higor Matheus Meritão | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Monte Alto, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
UNAM (on loan from Ferroviária) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Monte Azul | ||
| 2014 | → Olímpia (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Santacruzense | ||
| 2017 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2017 | XV de Jaú | ||
| 2018 | Velo Clube | 20 | (4) |
| 2018– | Ferroviária | 38 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Paraná (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | → UNAM (loan) | 40 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:45, 28 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
He has previously represented a number of São Paulo state clubs in the lower divisions of the Campeonato Paulista, as well as a spell with Botafogo-PB in 2017.[1] He made his debut in the national league in 2018 for Ferroviária in a 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D match against Cianorte on 19 May 2018.
Following his loan move to Botafogo-SP, he made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série B debut as a second-half substitute in the first match of the 2019 season, against Vitória.[2]
UNAM – current squad | |
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