Matheus França de Oliveira (born 1 April 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Vasco da Gama, on loan from Crystal Palace.
_24_(Matheus_França).jpg) Matheus França playing for Flamengo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matheus França de Oliveira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama (on loan from Crystal Palace) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olaria | |||
| 2017–2022 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Flamengo | 42 | (7) |
| 2023– | Crystal Palace | 14 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Brazil U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2023 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editFrança was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and joined local club at Flamengo at the age of 12, after being one of the stand-out performers playing for Olaria. He became part of the Flamengo youth team and was considered, alongside Lázaro, one of the club's greatest young players after Vinícius Júnior.[2]
Flamengo
editFrança debuted in the Flamengo's professional team on 6 December 2021 in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match against Santos at Maracanã Stadium, he replaced Éverton Ribeiro on the 78th minute.[3] He had a €200 million release clause in his Flamengo contract. [4]
On 25 January 2022, Flamengo extended França's contract until 30 April 2027.[5] On 23 February 2023, França extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 December 2028.[6]
Crystal Palace
editOn 1 August 2023, it was reported that Flamengo negotiated França's potential transfer to Premier League club Crystal Palace, for a reported fee around €20 million (about R$104 million), plus €5m in bonuses.[7] On 5 August, França officially joined Crystal Palace on a five-year contract; he was given the number 11 which had previously been worn by Wilfried Zaha.[8] On 21 October, he made his debut for the club in a 4–0 loss against Newcastle United.[9]
França made his first start for the club on 4 January 2024 in a 0–0 draw with Everton in the third round of the FA Cup and was voted man of the match by Palace supporters following his performance.[10][11] On 24 February, he registered his first assist for the club in a 3–0 win against Burnley, setting up a goal for Jordan Ayew. He also won a penalty in the same match which was subsequently scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta.[12] On 2 April 2025, França scored his first goal for Palace, a 92-minute equalizer in a 1-1 away draw against Southampton. [13]
International career
editFrança has played internationally for Brazil at under-16 level with six appearances.
França has made three appearances for the Brazil U20 team. He was called-up to represent Brazil at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship, but Flamengo asked for his release to play in the FIFA Club World Cup.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 8 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2021[15] | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022[16] | Série A | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2023[17] | Série A | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 2[e] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2023–24[17] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[18] | Premier League | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2025 | Série A | 15 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 59 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Carioca
- ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
editFlamengo
Crystal Palace
References
edit- 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ "Quem é Matheus França, joia do Flamengo que marcou seis gols contra o Palmeiras na Copa do Brasil sub-17". Torcedores (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Flamengo vs. Santos". Soccerway. 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "Real Madrid eyeing another Brazilian wonderkid Matheus Franca". FootballExpress.in. 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "Flamengo renova com Matheus França até abril de 2027". ge.globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Após recusar propostas, Flamengo acerta renovação com Matheus França" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Marcado do Futebol. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Flamengo ultrapassa R$ 1 bilhão em arrecadação com vendas de atletas da base desde a saída de Vini J" (in Brazilian Portuguese). R7. 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace sign Matheus França on five-year deal". Crystal Palace F.C. 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "Newcastle United 4–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 21 October 2023.
- ↑ Woosnam, Matt. "Franca's first Crystal Palace start showed his potential - now he needs more minutes". The Athletic. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "França named your Grilla Man of the Match against Everton". Crystal Palace F.C. 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace 3-0 Burnley: Eagles defeat Clarets in Oliver Glasner's first game in charge". BBC Sport. 23 February 2024.
- ↑ "Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace: Saints denied by late goal". BBC Sport. 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "Flamengo solicitará à CBF liberação de Victor Hugo e Matheus França". Diário do Fla (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Matheus França in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Matheus França in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Matheus França in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Matheus França in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Matheus França in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
External links
edit- Profile Archived 14 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine at the Crystal Palace F.C. website