Mateus Vital

Mateus Vital
Personal information
Full name	Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção
Date of birth	12 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cruzeiro
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2015	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Vasco da Gama
2017–2022	Corinthians
2021–2022	→ Panathinaikos (loan)
2023–	Cruzeiro
International career
2012–2013	Brazil U15
2014–2015	Brazil U17
2019	Brazil U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022

Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção (born 12 February 1998), known as Mateus Vital, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cruzeiro. He is a former Brazil U23 member.^[1]

Career[edit]

Corinthians[edit]

Vital started his career in CR Vasco da Gama and was sold to Corinthians for €2 million in 2018. In 2018, Corinthians won its 29th Paulista Championship. Vital was a vital member in the victorious campaign scoring in the penalty shootout against São Paulo FC in the second leg of the semi-final and bagging an assist in the second leg of the final against arch-rivals Palmeiras.^[2]^[3]

Loan to Panathinaikos[edit]

On August 25, 2021, Corinthians announced an agreement with Panathinaikos for the one-year loan of the 23-year-old midfielder, with a purchase option that was estimated by Brazilian media to reach €4 million for 50% of Vital's rights.^[4] Vital made an impressive debut for the club but he wasn't able to maintain his good form and he eventually lost his place in the starting 11.

Career statistics[edit]

As of 17 May 2022^[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2015	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2016		1	0	—		—		4	0	5	0
	2017		30	2	—		—		—		30	2
	Total		32	2	—		—		4	0	36	2
Corinthians	2018	Série A	33	2	8	0	7	0	10	0	58	2
	2019		31	2	3	1	6	0	11	0	52	3
	2020		25	4	2	0	3	0	11	0	41	4
	2021		16	0	3	1	4	2	8	2	31	5
	Total		105	8	16	2	20	2	39	2	182	14
Panathinaikos (loan)	2021–22	Super League Greece	32	1	5	2	—		—		37	3
Career total			169	11	21	4	20	2	43	2	255	19

Honours[edit]

Corinthians

Campeonato Paulista: 2018, 2019

Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2021–22^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Mateus Vital". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ Cara, Thiago; Valente, Rafael (29 March 2018). "Corinthians marca nos acréscimos, vence São Paulo nos pênaltis e encara Palmeiras na final" [Corinthians score in extra time, beat São Paulo in penalties and will face Palmeiras in the final]. ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ "Nos pênaltis, Corinthians vence o Palmeiras e fatura o Campeonato Paulista" [In the penalty shootout, Corinthians beat Palmeiras and secure the Paulista Championship]. Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Abril. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^ "Παναθηναϊκός: Η Κορίνθιανς ανακοίνωσε τον Ματέους Βιτάλ" (in Greek). kingsport.gr. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Mateus Vital statistics". Ogol.
^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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[1] "Mateus Vital". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[2] Cara, Thiago; Valente, Rafael (29 March 2018). "Corinthians marca nos acréscimos, vence São Paulo nos pênaltis e encara Palmeiras na final" [Corinthians score in extra time, beat São Paulo in penalties and will face Palmeiras in the final]. ESPN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[3] "Nos pênaltis, Corinthians vence o Palmeiras e fatura o Campeonato Paulista" [In the penalty shootout, Corinthians beat Palmeiras and secure the Paulista Championship]. Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Abril. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[4] "Παναθηναϊκός: Η Κορίνθιανς ανακοίνωσε τον Ματέους Βιτάλ" (in Greek). kingsport.gr. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[5] "Mateus Vital statistics". Ogol.

[6] Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

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