Matheus Alvarenga de Oliveira (born 16 August 1999), known as Matheus Davó, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for América Mineiro, on loan from Cruzeiro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Davó Alvarenga de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América Mineiro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | Joinville | ||
| 2016–2017 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2018–2019 | Guarani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Guarani | 30 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Corinthians | 6 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Guarani (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Philadelphia Union (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → São Bernardo (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Bahia (loan) | 36 | (9) |
| 2023– | Cruzeiro | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pafos (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2024– | → América Mineiro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 22 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBorn in São Paulo, he earned the nickname, Davó, which means "Grandma's" in Portuguese, due to his grandmother's intense participation in his career. She was responsible for taking him to games and training, which set him apart from other boys who played on his team at Clube do Magrão. He said, "I stayed with my grandmother during the week, my parents worked. She was the one who took me to training and to school. As they had many Matheus, that was what differentiated Matheus Davó. When I arrived at the first kindergarten, I didn't know my last name, the guys asked what it was and I said "Davó"." Then he took it, he stayed with Davó for the rest of his life.[1][2][3]
Davó's youth career included stints at Joinville and Portuguesa. His 2017 performance with the under-17 side of Lusa resulted in scoring 12 goals in 23 games,[4] and led to interest from Guarani as his former Portuguesa coach Márcio Zanardi had just joined the team.[3]
Club career
editGuarani
editDavó joined Guarani and their under-20 team in March 2018, from Portuguesa.[1] On 17 January 2019, after impressing in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior by scoring six goals in eight games (including four goals in a 5–0 win against Internacional), he renewed his contract with the club for three years.[5]
Davó made his professional debut for Bugre on 28 May 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Série B home loss against Brasil de Pelotas.[6] He scored his first goal on 29 July 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against Sport Recife,[7] and finished the season scoring three goals in 30 matches.
Corinthians
editWith teams such as Santos and Cruzeiro also having interest in Davó,[8] Corinthians acquired 60% of Davó's economic rights for R$ 2.5 million,[9] and signed him to a four-year contract through 2023.[3] He was presented by his new club on 12 January 2020.[10]
Davó made his first appearance as a substitute on 16 January 2020 in a 2–1 win over New York City FC.[11] He made his first competitive appearance ten days later, replacing Janderson in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista tie with Mirassol.
Davó made his Série A debut on 31 October 2020, starting and netting his team's winner in a 1–0 home success over Internacional.[12] He featured in three more league matches during the campaign, also scoring in a 2–1 loss to Atlético Mineiro, but later lost space under head coach Vagner Mancini.[13]
Transfer controversy
editDuring 2020, Davó's transfer to Corinthians was reviewed twice in the Brazilian courts. Prior to his transfer to Corinthians, Davó's economic rights were held by Guarani and his player agency, Elenko Sports Management after rights were formerly held by his former agency, Gold Sports. In order to get out of his contract with Guarani for its economic rights, he had to make a R$700,000 termination payment[14][15] that was deposited with a 3rd party that was at odds with FIFA's position on 3rd party transactions. In a July 2020 decision, the 9th Civil Court of Campinas ruled that Davó's transfer was ruled as fraud that could have made the transfer ineffective.[16]
In a November 2020 decision, the 5th Civil Court of Campinas overturned the previous decision and the transfer remained in effect with Davó's economic rights being held by Corinthians 60%, Guarani 20% and Davó 20%.[17]
Return to Guarani (loan)
editAfter declining the option of training with Corinthians' under-23 team for remainder of the 2021 season, Davó returned to Guarani on loan until the end of the year.[18] His transfer situation addressed in the courts in 2020 caused additional delays in getting him registered to be able to play in 2021; however, the 7th Civil Court of Campinas allowed him to be registered for the 2021 season.[14][19]
Davó scored once in eight matches in the 2021 Paulistão, and scored twice in 14 Série B matches before announcing his early departure in July 2021.[20]
Philadelphia Union (loan)
editOn 11 August 2021, Davó joined Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union on loan for the remainder of the 2021 season, with the Union having an option the purchase at the end of the season.[21][22] He made his debut abroad on 4 September, replacing Jack McGlynn in a 1–0 home loss against New England Revolution.[23]
His loan expired following the club's 2021 season.[24]
São Bernardo (loan)
editOn 21 January 2022, Corinthians loaned Davó to São Bernardo for the 2022 Campeonato Paulista.[25] He was a regular starter for Bernô during the competition, scoring twice in 12 appearances.
Bahia (loan)
editOn 7 April 2022, Davó was announced at Bahia in the second division, on loan until the end of the year.[26] He scored nine goals during the 2022 Série B, including braces against Ponte Preta (2–1 win), Criciúma (2–1 win) and Ituano (2–0 win) as his side achieved promotion to the top tier.[27]
Cruzeiro
editOn 11 January 2023, Cruzeiro announced the signing of Davó on a three-year contract; his new club paid R$3.5 million for 60% of his economic rights.[28] He made his debut for the club seventeen days later, replacing Rafael Bilú and being sent off in a 1–1 Campeonato Mineiro home draw against Athletic Club.[29]
Career statistics
edit- As of 22 May 2024[30]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Conmebol | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 2019 | Série B | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Corinthians | 2020 | Série A | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Guarani (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Philadelphia Union (loan) | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| São Bernardo (loan) | 2022 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Bahia (loan) | 2022 | Série B | 36 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 10 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pafos (loan) | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 95 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 22 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Quem é Davó? Conheça o jovem que desponta no Guarani e está na mira do Corinthians para 2020" [Who is Davó? Know the youngster who emerge at Guarani and is in Corinthians' sight for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Sucesso de Matheus Davó deixa sua avó, Helena, famosa em Pirituba" [Success of Matheus Davó makes his grandmother, Helena, famous in Pirituba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7.com. 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Apresentado nos Estados Unidos, Matheus Davó explica apelido e como pode jogar no Corinthians" [Presented in the United States, Matheus Davó explains nickname and tells how he can play at Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Destaque do Guarani na Copinha, Davó era da base da Portuguesa" [Spotlight of Guarani in the Copinha, Davó was from Portuguesa's youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Guarani renova contrato com cinco destaques da Copinha" [Guarani renew contract with five spotlights of the Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Brasil de Pelotas vira contra o Guarani e dorme fora do Z4" [Brasil de Pelotas complete a comeback over Guarani and sleep outside of the Z4] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Sport empata com Guarani em casa e perde chance de dormir na vice-liderança da Série B" [Sport draw with Guarani at home and miss chance of sleeping in the second position of the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Corinthians reportedly sign Guarani striker Matheus Davó for €1m". OneFootball. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Corinthians compare 2020 target Matheus Davó to Gabriel Jesus". OneFootball. 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Matheus Davó reforça o Timão" [Matheus Davó bolsters Timão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "De Luan a Davó: como foram as estreias dos quatro reforços do Corinthians para a temporada" [From Luan to Davó: how it went the debuts of the four additions of Corinthians for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Com gol de Davó, Corinthians vence o líder Internacional e sobe na tabela" [With a goal from Davó, Corinthians defeat leaders Internacional and go up in the table] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Entenda por que Davó perdeu espaço com Mancini, 'sumiu' no Corinthians e pode ser emprestado em 2021" [Understand why Davó lost space with Mancini, 'vanished' from Corinthians and may be loaned out in 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Davó aparece no BID e fica disponível no Guarani; entenda reviravolta que permitiu registro" [Davó shows up in the BID and is available at Guarani; understand turnaround which allowed the registration] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Davó pagou R$ 700 mil para deixar Guarani" [Davó paid R$ 700,000 to leave Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Central do Timão. 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Corinthians não tratou com Guarani para ter Davó e pegou R$ 2,4 milhões; saiba detalhes" [Corinthians did not talk with Guarani to have Davó and got R$ 2.4 million; know the details] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Justiça aponta que não há indícios de fraude na transferência de Davó para o Corinthians" [Court states that are no indications of fraud in Davó's transfer to Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Davó fala sobre passagem pelo Corinthians e explica 'não' ao sub-23: 'sei do meu potencial'" [Davó talks about stint at Corinthians and explains 'no' to the under-23s: 'I know my potential']. Meu Timão (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Empresa recusa pedido de registro de Davó e volta a questionar saída do Guarani ao Corinthians" [Company refuses registration request of Davó and questions departure from Guarani to Corinthians again] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Emprestado pelo Corinthians, Davó se despede do Guarani antes de ir para clube dos EUA" [On loan from Corinthians, Davó bids farewell from Guarani before moving to US club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Sources: Philadelphia Union finalizing signing of South American pair | MLSSoccer.com".
- ^ "Philadelphia Union Acquire Forward Matheus Davό On Loan". Philadelphia Union. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Achievement Unlocked | Davo makes MLS debut". Philadelphia Union. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union Announce 2022 Roster Decisions | Philadelphia Union".
- ^ "Corinthians empresta Matheus Davó ao São Bernardo FC" [Corinthians loan Matheus Davó to São Bernardo FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Corinthians Paulista. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Bem-vindo" [Welcome] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Matheus Davó termina ano como um dos destaques do Bahia e pode retornar ao Corinthians em 2023" [Matheus Davó ends the year as one of the spotlights of Bahia and may return to Corinthians in 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Timão. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Cruzeiro anuncia a contratação do atacante Matheus Davó" [Cruzeiro announce the signing of forward Matheus Davó] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Expulso na estreia pelo Cruzeiro, Matheus Davó se desculpa: "Excesso de vontade"; veja lance" [Sent off on debut for Cruzeiro, Matheus Davó apologizes: "Over willingness"; see the play] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Matheus Davó at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
External links
edit- Matheus Davó at Sambafoot (archived)
- Matheus Davó at Soccerway