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

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.^[2]^[3]

Loan to Panathinaikos

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

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

Corinthians

Campeonato Paulista: 2018, 2019

Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2021–22^[6]

References

^ "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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