{{short description|Brazilian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|de Sales|Cabral}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Matheus Sales | image = | fullname = Matheus de Sales Cabral | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Guarulhos, Brazil | height = {{height|m=1.78}} | currentclub = Botafogo-SP | clubnumber = 16 | position = Defensive midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = São Paulo | youthyears2 = 2009–2014 | youthclubs2 = Palmeiras | years1 = 2014–2021 | clubs1 = Palmeiras | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = → Bahia (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → América Mineiro (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = → Figueirense (loan) | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = → Novorizontino (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = → Coritiba (loan) | caps6 = 61 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2021–2024 | clubs7 = Coritiba | caps7 = 40 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = → Goiás (loan) | caps8 = 35 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | caps9 = 34 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2024–2025 | clubs10 = Ulsan HD | caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2025 | clubs11 = Mirassol | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2026– | clubs12 = Botafogo-SP | caps12 = 8 | goals12 = 0 | club-update = 13 December 2025 }}
'''Matheus de Sales Cabral''' (born 13 May 1995), known as '''Matheus Sales''', is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo-SP.
==Club career== Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Matheus Sales joined Palmeiras' youth setup in 2009, after being approved in a trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2015/11/matheus-sales-usa-familia-como-motivacao-para-brilhar-no-palmeiras.html|title=Matheus Sales usa família como motivação para brilhar no Palmeiras|trans-title=Matheus Sales uses family as a motivation to shine at Palmeiras|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=16 November 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref> In 2014, after being strongly linked to Internacional, he signed a new four-year deal with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/12/04/atleta-da-base-destaque-na-final-contra-o-santos-quase-deixou-o-palmeiras.htm|title=Destaque na final contra o Santos, atleta da base quase deixou o Palmeiras|trans-title=Spotlight in the final against Santos, youth graduate nearly left Palmeiras|publisher=UOL Esporte|language=pt|date=4 December 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
Matheus Sales made his first team – and Série A – debut on 25 October 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sport Recife.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/jogo/24-10-2015/palmeiras-sport/|title=Sport vence a primeira fora de casa e sonha com G-4; Palmeiras sofre pressão da torcida|trans-title=Sport wins the first one away from home and dreams with ''G-4''; Palmeiras suffers pressure from the supporters|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=24 October 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref> In the year's Copa do Brasil, he started in both legs of the final, earning plaudits for his performance on the second match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2015/12/do-sub-20-ao-titulo-nacional-matheus-sales-celebra-ascensao-no-palmeiras.html|title=Do sub-20 ao título nacional: Matheus Sales celebra ascensão no Palmeiras|trans-title=From the under-20s to national title: Matheus Sales celebrates rise at Palmeiras|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=5 December 2015|accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
In January 2024, Sales signed for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uhfc.tv/board/board_view.php?page=1&no_seq=55647&buid=news_g&s_field=bd_title&s_value=|trans-title=The much-awaited defensive midfielder joins! Ulsan HD recruits Mateus|title=기다리고 기다리던 수비형 미드필더의 합류! 울산 HD, 마테우스 영입|language=Korean|website=www.uhfc.tv|date=15 January 2024|accessdate=15 January 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 25 November 2023}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/elenco/703-Matheus%20de%20Sales%20Cabral|title=Matheus Sales|publisher=Palmeiras' official website|language=pt|accessdate=22 January 2016}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !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"|Palmeiras |2014 |rowspan="3"|Série A |0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2015 |4||0||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2016 |11||0||7||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !15!!0!!7!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!28!!0 |- |Bahia (loan) |2017 |rowspan="2"|Série A |14||0||8||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||26||0 |- |América Mineiro (loan) |2018 |colspan="2"|—||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |Figueirense (loan) |2018 |Série B |23||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||1 |- |Novorizontino (loan) |2019 |Campeonato Paulista |colspan="2"|—||7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Coritiba (loan) |2019 |Série B |30||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |2020 |Série A |21||0||9||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!0!!9!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!61!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|Coritiba |2021 |Série B |27||2||7||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||3 |- |2022 |Série A |0||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !27!!2!!14!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!3 |- |Goiás (loan) |2022 |Série A |31||0||colspan="2"|—||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- |Atlético Goianiense (loan) |2023 |Série B |28||0||6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||0 |- !colspan="3"|Total !189!!3!!56!!3!!13!!1!!2!!0!!4!!0!!264!!7 |}
==Honours== ;Palmeiras *Copa do Brasil: 2015 *Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2016
Bahia *Copa do Nordeste: 2017
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/elenco/703-Matheus%20Sales Palmeiras official profile] {{in lang|pt}} *{{Soccerway|matheus-de-sales-cabral/373415}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sales, Matheus}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Guarulhos Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Category:SE Palmeiras players Category:Esporte Clube Bahia players Category:América Futebol Clube (MG) players Category:Figueirense FC players Category:Grêmio Novorizontino players Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players Category:Atlético Clube Goianiense players Category:Ulsan HD FC players Category:Mirassol Futebol Clube players Category:Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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