Matheus Barcelos da Silva (born 18 March 1997), known as Matheus Babi, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Athletico Paranaense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Barcelos da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Macaé, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Macaé | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Macaé | 41 | (11) |
| 2019 | → America-RJ (loan) | 25 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Serra Macaense | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Botafogo (loan) | 42 | (13) |
| 2021– | Athletico Paranaense | 15 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 13 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Babi represented Macaé Esporte as a youth.[1] He made his first team debut on 29 February 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yuri in a 3–1 Campeonato Carioca away loss against Volta Redonda.[2]
On 31 May 2016, Babi signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until May 2018.[3] Thirteen days later, he agreed to a loan deal with Grêmio until December 2017, and was assigned back to the under-20 squad.[4]
Back to Macaé for the 2018 campaign, Babi scored his first senior goal on 10 January of that year, netting the opener in a 3–3 home draw against America-RJ.[5] He also featured regularly in the 2018 Série D and in the 2019 Campeonato Carioca before joining America on loan on 19 March 2019.[6]
Babi scored 12 goals in only 27 appearances for America, helping in their promotion as runners-up. He returned to Macaé in November 2019, for the ensuing Cariocão,[7] and scored five goals during the competition.
On 15 February 2020, Babi signed a three-year contract with Serra Macaense,[8] but was loaned to Série A club Botafogo on 3 July.[9] He made his debut in the top tier on 13 August, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Red Bull Bragantino.[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Macaé | 2016 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Série D | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | Carioca | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 45 | 11 | |||
| America-RJ (loan) | 2019 | Carioca B1 | — | 25 | 11 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 12 | |||
| Serra Macaense | 2020 | Carioca B1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 29 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2021 | Serie A | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
| Career total | 46 | 11 | 63 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 33 | ||
Club Athletico Paranaense – current squad | |
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