 Aiás forReal Oviedo in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-12-30)30 December 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Palmares Paulista, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Noah | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cruzeiro | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2014–2015 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Granada B | 53 | (18) |
| 2017 | →Lorca (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Fuenlabrada (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2018 | →Valencia B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | →Mirandés (loan) | 61 | (14) |
| 2020–2022 | Orlando City | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | →Real Oviedo (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Racing Santander | 35 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Moreirense | 18 | (2) |
| 2024– | Noah | 21 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 | |||
Matheus Aiás Barrozo Rodrigues (born 30 December 1996), known asMatheus Aiás, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forArmenian Premier League clubFC Noah.
Born inPalmares Paulista,São Paulo, Matheus played in the youth teams atCruzeiro andPonte Preta. In January 2014 he agreed to a deal with ItalianSerie A sideUdinese from Ponte Preta's under-17 squad.[3] He was later assigned toGranada CF, a club in the same ownership group as Udinese inGiampaolo Pozzo, joining theirreserve team in November 2014 but could only be registered the following January after he turned 18.[4] Matheus made his senior debut on 15 March 2015, playing the last 12 minutes in a 0–1Segunda División B away loss againstArroyo CP. His first goal came on 4 October 2015, as he scored the opener in a 1–1 home draw againstMérida AD.
On 27 April 2017, Matheus joined fellow third division sideLorca FC on loan for two months, as an injury replacement toChumbi,[5] helping the team win promotion to the Segunda División via theplayoffs for the first time in the team's history.[6]
In July 2017, now owned byWatford, another club of thePozzo ownership family, Matheus returned to the Spanish third division on loan withCF Fuenlabrada.[7]
On 30 January 2018, Matheus was loaned toValencia CF Mestalla.[8]
On 22 August 2018, Matheus agreed to a one-year loan deal with fellow third divisionCD Mirandés,[9] achieving promotion at the end of the2018–19 season. His loan was renewed for a further season as the team enteredLaLiga 2.[10] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 2–2 away draw againstRayo Vallecano.[11] During the team's run to the2019–20 Copa del Rey semi-finals, Matheus finished as the competition's second-highest scorer behindAlexander Isak and became the first player in a decade to score against four differentLa Liga opponents for a team in a lower division after netting againstRC Celta de Vigo,Sevilla FC,Villarreal CF andReal Sociedad. OnlyLionel Messi andLuis Suárez had done so in that time.[12][13]
On 21 August 2020, Matheus signed a two-and-a-half-year deal withMLS sideOrlando City SC.[14] After a two-month delay, Matheus was eventually able to make his debut on October 24 as a stoppage-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat toInter Miami.[15] He scored his first goal for the club in the following game, a 4–1 rivalry win againstAtlanta United.[16]
Having only played for a combined 31 minutes for Orlando City, Matheus returned to the SpanishSegunda División on loan withReal Oviedo on 4 July 2021 ahead of the2021–22 season with an option to buy.[17] He made his Oviedo debut on 20 August 2021, as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat toAlmería.[18]
On 8 July 2022, it was announced Aias had moved to newly-promotedSegunda División teamRacing de Santander for an undisclosed transfer fee.[19] On 25 August 2023, Racing announced that his contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[20]
On 28 August 2023,recently-promoted toPrimeira Liga sideMoreirense announced the signing of Aiás on a one-year contract.[21]
On 30 June 2024,Armenian Premier League clubNoah announced the signing of Aiás.[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Granada B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 33 | 16 | — | — | — | 33 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 18 | — | — | — | 53 | 18 | |||||
| Lorca (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Valencia B (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 3 | 40 | 11 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 27 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 34 | 12 | |||
| Total | 61 | 14 | 8 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 74 | 23 | |||
| Orlando City | 2020 | MLS | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Real Oviedo (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Racing Santander | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Moreirense | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 200 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 219 | 51 | ||