Matheus Cunha

Matheus Cunha

Cunha with RB Leipzig in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha[1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward, second striker, winger
Team information
Current team	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2017	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–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	(13)
International career‡
2019–2021	Brazil U23	24	(21)
2021–	Brazil	11	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 2020 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:32, 25 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023

Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha (born 27 May 1999), commonly known as Matheus Cunha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Brazil national team. He has also been deployed as a second striker or winger.

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 in August 2021.

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.