| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus Bitencourt da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 28 November 2016 (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | La Unión, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2012 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Grêmio | 37 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Barra-SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Grêmio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 53 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Brazil U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | Brazil U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matheus Bitencourt da Silva (28 June 1995 – 28 November 2016), known as Matheus Biteco, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Chapecoense.[1]
Matheus Biteco was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.