{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mateus Vital | image = | full_name = Mateus da Silva Vital Assumpção | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|2|12}} | birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | height = 1.75 m | position = Attacking midfielder | currentclub = Shanghai Port | clubnumber = 10 | youthyears1 = 2003–2015 | youthclubs1 = Vasco da Gama | years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = Vasco da Gama | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2017–2022 | clubs2 = Corinthians | caps2 = 161 | goals2 = 10 | years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = → Panathinaikos (loan) | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Cruzeiro | caps4 = 62 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Shanghai Port | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam1 = Brazil U15 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam2 = Brazil U17 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | nationalyears3 = 2019 | nationalteam3 = Brazil U23 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | club-update = 28 November 2025 }}
'''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 Shanghai Port. He is a former Brazil U23 member.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mateus-da-silva-vital-assumpcao/427644/ |title=Mateus Vital |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group|access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref>
==Career==
===Corinthians=== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Thiago|last1=Cara|first2=Rafael|last2=Valente|url=http://www.espn.com.br/futebol/artigo/_/id/4132544/corinthians-marca-nos-acrescimos-vence-sao-paulo-nos-penaltis-e-encara-palmeiras-na-final |trans-title=Corinthians score in extra time, beat São Paulo in penalties and will face Palmeiras in the final |title=Corinthians marca nos acréscimos, vence São Paulo nos pênaltis e encara Palmeiras na final |date=29 March 2018 |publisher=ESPN Brasil |access-date=17 September 2018 |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/placar/palmeiras/palmeiras-e-corinthians-08042018/ |title=Nos pênaltis, Corinthians vence o Palmeiras e fatura o Campeonato Paulista |trans-title=In the penalty shootout, Corinthians beat Palmeiras and secure the Paulista Championship|date=8 April 2018 |website=Veja|publisher=Grupo Abril |language=pt-BR |access-date=17 September 2018}}</ref>
===Loan to Panathinaikos=== On 25 August 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kingsport.gr/panathinaikos-i-corinthians-anakoinose-ton-mateus-vital/|title=Παναθηναϊκός: Η Κορίνθιανς ανακοίνωσε τον Ματέους Βιτάλ |date=25 August 2021 |publisher=kingsport.gr|language=el |access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref> 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.
===Shanghai Port=== On 27 January 2025, Vital signed Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1822374228165022169&wfr=spider&for=pc|title=上海海港官宣维塔尔加盟！可胜任中前场多个位置，包括前腰和边锋|date=27 January 2025 |publisher=baijiahao.baidu.com|language=zh |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 1 December 2024}}{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Vasco da Gama |2015 |Série A |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2016 |Série B |1||0||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |2017 |Série A |30||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!2!!4!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!36!!2 |- |rowspan="6" valign="center"|Corinthians |2018 |rowspan="5"|Série A |33||2||10||0||8||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||58||2 |- |2019 |31||2||11||0||3||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||52||3 |- |2020 |25||4||11||0||2||0||1||0||2||0||41||4 |- |2021 |16||0||8||2||3||1||4||2||colspan="2"|—||31||5 |- |2022 |16||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !121!!8!!40!!2!!20!!2!!18!!2!!2!!0!!203!!14 |- |Panathinaikos (loan) |2021–22 |Super League Greece |33||1||colspan="2"|—||7||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||3 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Cruzeiro |2023 |rowspan="2"|Série A |32||0||5||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||1 |- |2024 |19||1||6||1||0||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||31||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!1!!11!!2!!3!!0!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!71!!3 |- |Shanghai Port |2025 |Chinese Super League |30||5||colspan="2"|—||1||0||10||1||1||0||42||6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !267!!17!!55!!4!!29!!4!!34!!3!!3!!0!!388!!28 |- |}
==Honours== '''Corinthians''' * Campeonato Paulista: 2018, 2019
'''Panathinaikos''' * Greek Cup: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |last=Georgakopoulos |first=George |date=22 May 2022 |title=Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/sports/1185019/panathinaikos-ends-eight-year-trophy-drought-lifting-the-greek-cup/ |access-date=31 January 2023 |website=Ekathimerini}}</ref>
'''Shanghai Port''' *Chinese Super League: 2025
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Shanghai Port F.C. squad}}
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