Matheus Cunha
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Cunha with RB Leipzig in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, second striker, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Coritiba | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sion | 29 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | RB Leipzig | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Hertha BSC | 39 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Atlético Madrid | 40 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 65 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Brazil U23 | 24 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Brazil | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:09, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 11 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha (born 27 May 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the Brazil national team.
Cunha played youth football in Brazil for Coritiba. At the age of 18, he moved to Europe to join Swiss club Sion. He then played for Bundesliga clubs RB Leipzig and Hertha BSC, before joining Atlético Madrid in August 2021. In January 2023, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, initially on loan.
Cunha won a gold medal with the Brazil under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He made his senior international debut in September 2021.