Matheus Soares Thuler (born 10 March 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Japanese club Vissel Kobe.[3]
 Thuler with Flamengo in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Soares Thuler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vissel Kobe | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Flamengo | 34 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Montpellier (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vissel Kobe (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Vissel Kobe | 37 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:46, 15 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Thuler started his youth career at Flamengo and was the team captain for the winning side in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior in 2018.[citation needed]
Flamengo
Despite still playing for the under-20 team, Thuler debuted for Flamengo in 30 August 2017 in a Primeira Liga match against Paraná in a match were Flamengo fielded reserves and youngsters.[citation needed]
In 2018, after a strong performance at Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Thuler was promoted to the professional team.[citation needed] He played a total of five matches at Rio de Janeiro State League when Flamengo rotated the roster.[citation needed] On 26 May 2018, he debuted in a Brazilian Série A match against Atlético Mineiro at Estádio Independência, he played alongside his former under-20 partner Léo Duarte due to injuries of Juan, Réver and Rhodolfo, Flamengo won that match 1–0.[4][5] Thuler kept his partnership with Duarte for another four matches until the league break for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, on the last of this five-match run he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Palmeiras at Allianz Parque.[6]
On 17 July 2018, Thuler extended his contract with Flamengo until July 2023.[7] On 28 August 2020, he extended his contract with Flamengo until December 2024.[8]
Loan to Montpellier
On 25 June 2021, Thuler signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]
Vissel Kobe
On 1 August 2022, Thuler signed for J1 League club Vissel Kobe on loan until the end of the 2022 season.[10] On 4 January 2023, it was announced that he would be permanently transferred to Vissel Kobe.[11]
International career
On 12 June 2018, Thuler was called up to the Brazil U20s for an early period of training ahead of the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 4 January 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Série A | 7 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| Montpellier (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Vissel Kobe (loan) | 2022 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Vissel Kobe | 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
Honours
Flamengo
- Copa Libertadores: 2019[14]
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2020[15]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019, 2020[citation needed]
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2020[citation needed]
- Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020[citation needed]
Vissel Kobe
References
External links
- Matheus Thuler – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French