Matheus Pereira biography, net worth and marriage

• He is a Brazilian professional footballer
• He plays as a right winger
• He played for Al Wahda on Loan

Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. As of 2023, his net worth is about $5 million, an amount acquired from his football career.

He plays for United Arab Emirates Pro League Club Al Wahda on loan from Al Hilal and was named to the Europa League Team of the Week in 2015. He began his senior career with sporting CP and competed for Clubs like Grupo Desportivo de Chaves and FC Nurnberg.

Biography of Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira. Photo/Leeds Live

Pereira Net worth

Matheus Pereira is among the richest soccer players of his age. His net worth is about $5 million in 2023. His contract at West Brom Albion saw him earn an annual salary of $393,600. At Al Hilal, his annual salary is $7 million. This has seen the growth in his net worth value.

Personal Life

Matheus was born on May 5 1996 in Belo, Horizonte to his parents Alexandre and Vivian Pereira. In 2008, his father lost his job in the wake of the global recession, prompting his parents to move to Portugal without him in search of work.

Matheus spent a month at the Brazilian Club Toca da Raposa, he struggled so hard to find transportation and this made him give up.

He is married to a lady known as Thalyta and they live in West Bromwich, England and is a Christian believer with strong links to an evangelical church known as Igreja Evangelical Ministries.

Career

Pereira moved to Portugal at 14 years where he joined Sporting Cp’s youth system. In the early season of 2014-15, he was called to the main squad by the newly appointed manager. His first competitive appearance was in a match over Besiktas J.K in the UEFA Europa League where they left on a draw.

In the same month, he scored his first goal as a professional in the Europa League against U.D Vilafranquense.

In the 2017-18 campaign, he was loaned to Primeira Liga club G.D Chaves, scoring seven league goals, the club finishing sixth place. On his last day of the transfer window at Chaves, he joined 1. FC Nurnberg is on loan after criticizing Jose Peseiro’s choice of not selecting him for the first match against Moreirense F.C.

Matheus Pereira. Photo/ the-AFC.com

He made his debut later in a match against SV Werder Bremen. He scored his first league goal in a match against FC Augsburg, which helped the hosts win. This saw him a nomination for the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season award but his team was relegated to finishing last.

The following year, he joined West Bromwich Albion on an initial season-long loan with an option of permanency scoring his first goal in the Championship win against Queens Park Rangers. The following year after appearing for the required matches, there was a trigger on a buyout clause, obligating Pereira’s purchase into the club.

It took seven months for Pereira to be officially announced as an Albion player despite the buyout clause being met months earlier, signing a four-year contract. The board did not negotiate until the end of the season the reason being, they wanted Pereira to focus in the field.

Pereira made his Premier League debut in September of that year though they lost to Leicester City. Six days later, he scored his first goal in a free-kick defeat to Everton.

Pereira scored in a match against Chelsea on March 2021 sealing Albion’s first win since 1978. It was not a walk in the park as the team lost to Arsenal and suffered relegation.

The then-appointed manager announced that Pereira would leave the club before the transfer window on allegations that he was not committed. It was hurting and he expressed his feelings on his social media accounts confirming that he wished to leave though the recently appointed manager’s comments were not respectful to him.

Later that year, he signed in at Club Al-Hilal SFC for an undisclosed amount and an annual salary of $7 million promoting his net worth. He scored his first goal for the club in the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup 2022, in a match against Al Jazira club.

Luxury Collection

With his net worth, our champion has not given any details of the car/s he owns. However, he has a motorbike that he enjoys riding. He says it helps him zip around town and beat traffic. In addition, he owns a posh house in Bromwich, England.

FAQs

1.How old is he?

27 years.

2.What is his religious belief?

Christian.

3.Is he married?

Yes.

4.What is his nationality?

Brazilian.

5.Which club is he at in 2023?

Al-Hilal.