Matheus Blade
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus da Conceição Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Cabo Frio, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arema | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cabofriense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Cabofriense | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Madureira (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Olaria (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Barretos | 15 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Francana (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2025 | Noroeste | 96 | (6) |
| 2023 | → Maringá (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | → ABC (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Confiança (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Amazonas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Arema | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:35, 22 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Matheus da Conceição Nascimento (born 15 May 1995), known as Matheus Blade or just Blade, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Super League club Arema. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Nicknamed after Wesley Snipes' character Blade,[1] he was born in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, and began his career with hometown side Cabofriense. He subsequently served loans at Madureira and Olaria, but failed to appear with both sides.
In 2018, Blade signed for Barretos, but also did not feature and moved on loan to Francana. Upon returning in December,[2] he became a regular starter before joining Noroeste for the 2019 Copa Paulista.[3]
Blade established himself as an undisputed starter for Norusca in the following years, and renewed his contract until 2025 on 11 April 2023.[4] The following day, he was announced at Maringá on loan.[5]
Back to Noroeste for the 2024 season, Blade was loaned to ABC on 29 April of that year.[6] On 15 November, he returned to his parent club for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista.[7]
On 8 August 2025, Blade officially signed for Indonesian club Arema.[8]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 22 November 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cabofriense | 2016 | Carioca | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Madureira (loan) | 2016 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Olaria (loan) | 2017 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Barretos | 2018 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Francana (loan) | 2018 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Noroeste | 2019 | Paulista A3 | — | — | — | — | 6[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | — | 15 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | 7[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Paulista A2 | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | 6[a] | 3 | 20 | 6 | ||||
| 2024 | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025 | Paulista | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 96 | 6 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 117 | 9 | |||||
| Maringá (loan) | 2023 | Série D | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| ABC (loan) | 2024 | Série C | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Arema | 2025–26 | Super League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 33 | 3 | 130 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 186 | 13 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Cabo Frio
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Associação Desportiva Cabofriense players
- Madureira Esporte Clube players
- Olaria Atlético Clube players
- Barretos Esporte Clube players
- Associação Atlética Francana players
- Esporte Clube Noroeste players
- Maringá Futebol Clube players
- ABC Futebol Clube players
- Associação Desportiva Confiança players
- Amazonas Futebol Clube players
- Arema F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen