After starting professionally with lowly Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana, Matheus moved to Portugal in the summer of 2005, with second division outfit Futebol Clube do Marco. In January 2006, however, he was bought by top flight’s Sporting Clube de Braga,[1] making four appearances in his first season.

During the year 2007, encompassing both 2006–07 and the following seasons, Matheus served two loans: in January 2007, he played with Sport Clube Beira-Mar, appearing from August-December with Vitória de Setúbal, being subsequently recalled by Braga.

The luck arches the closing ozone.