Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cruzeiro.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Cruzeiro's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (yellow cards, inactive, rest). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 34 | 7 | 7 | 2823 | 7.55 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 6 | 0 | 1 | 615 | 7.26 |
 Mineiro - 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 467 | — |
 CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 7.45 |
Scout report
Matheus Pereira is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Cruzeiro, rated 49.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (92.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pereira.
Judged on this season alone, Pereira graded 48 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 7 goals and 7 assists in 34 appearances (0.446 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 30 → 48). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 26th of 57 of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 30 Pereira is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 18.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Pereira missed 4 games through injury (yellow cards, inactive, rest) out of roughly 38 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Cruzeiro finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side
7 goals in 34 appearances (0.21 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.41 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 92.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.91 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 49.2, Pereira carries the 26th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A of 57. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
