Matheus Isaías dos Santos (born 22 March 1996), known as Matheus Jussa or simply Jussa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

Matheus Jussa
Personal information
Full name Matheus Isaías dos Santos
Date of birth (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Osasco, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Shanghai Port
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2015 Portuguesa
2015–2016 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Portuguesa 18 (2)
2015–2017 Vasco da Gama 0 (0)
2017Bonsucesso (loan) 8 (2)
2018–2019 São Bernardo 26 (1)
2017Botafogo-SP (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2022 Oeste 24 (0)
2020–2021Internacional (loan) 5 (0)
2021Fortaleza (loan) 45 (1)
2022–2024 Fortaleza 35 (0)
2022Qatar SC (loan) 10 (3)
2023Cruzeiro (loan) 24 (1)
2024– Shanghai Port 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in São Paulo, Jussa graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, playing as an attacking midfielder or even as a forward. On 9 September 2014, he made his professional debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Gabriel Xavier in a 0–1 away loss against Santa Cruz for the Série B championship.[1]

On 22 November 2014, Jussa scored his first goal, netting his side's only in a 1–2 away loss against Ceará.[2] He moved back to the under-20s for the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, but later returned to the main squad.

On 26 April 2015, after staying four months unpaid, Jussa moved to Vasco da Gama on a free transfer;[3] Portuguesa managed to retain 20% of his federative rights.[4] Initially assigned back to the under-20s, he also featured with the reserves but never appeared for the main squad; during that period, he was converted into a defensive midfielder.

On 10 January 2017, after being above the maximum age to play for the under-20 side, Jussa moved to Bonsucesso on loan for the 2017 Campeonato Carioca.[5] Roughly one year later, he was announced at São Bernardo after agreeing to a permanent deal.[6]

On 10 April 2018, Jussa was loaned to Série C side Botafogo-SP,[7] where he helped the club achieve promotion to the second division.

After subsequently returning to São Bernardo, Jussa joined Oeste ahead of the 2019 Série B. On 2 July 2020, after featuring regularly, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Internacional in the top tier.[8]

On 12 February 2024, Jussa joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 11 November 2021[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portuguesa 2014 Série B 9 1 9 1
2015 Série C 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 9 1 2 0 1 0 12 1
Vasco da Gama 2016 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bonsucesso (loan) 2017 Carioca 8 2 8 2
São Bernardo 2018 Paulista A2 15 1 6[a] 0 21 1
2019 5 0 5 0
Total 20 1 6 0 26 1
Botafogo-SP (loan) 2018 Série C 8 0 8 0
Oeste 2019 Série B 17 0 17 0
2020 0 0 6 0 1 0 7 0
Total 17 0 6 0 1 0 24 0
Internacional (loan) 2020 Série A 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 5 0
Fortaleza (loan) 2021 Série A 18 0 4 0 10 0 7[c] 1 39 1
Career total 54 1 41 3 12 0 2 0 13 1 122 5
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Fortaleza

References

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  1. ^ De uniforme novo, Santa Cruz marca no fim, vence e afunda a Portuguesa (With new kit, Santa Cruz scores in the end, wins and sinks Portuguesa); Globo Esporte, 9 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Ceará vence a Portuguesa e mantém viva a chance de acesso à Série A (Ceará defeats Portuguesa and keeps promotion to Série A chance alive); Globo Esporte, 22 November 2014 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Portuguesa perde atacante Jussa para o Vasco por atrasos de salários (Portuguesa loses forward Jussa to Vasco due to delayed wages); Futebol Interior, 27 April 2015 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVO! Sem receber, Jussa deixa a Lusa e acerta com o Vasco" [EXCLUSIVE! Without receiving wages, Jussa leaves Lusa and signs with Vasco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Vasco empresta Jussa para o Bonsucesso" [Vasco loan Jussa to Bonsucesso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetVasco. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ "São Bernardo FC" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Facebook. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Zagueiro Marcelinho e volante Matheus Jussa reforçam o Fogão" [Stopper Marcelinho and defensive midfielder Matheus Jussa bolster Fogão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBN Ribeirão Preto. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Matheus Jussa é novo reforço do Inter" [Matheus Jussa is the new addition of Inter] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. ^ "三连宣!官方:茹萨、古斯塔沃、沈子贵加盟上海海港" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ Matheus Jussa at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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