Matheus Cunha
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Cunha playing for Brazil U23 at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 65 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Manchester United | 27 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil U23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Brazil | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 15 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha (Brazilian Portuguese: [maˈtews ˈkũ.ɲɐ], born 27 May 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder, or winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the Brazil national team.
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 Madrid in August 2021. In January 2023, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, initially on loan. In August 2025, he completed a move to Manchester United on a five-year deal.
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.