PLAYER DETAILS
Matheus Cunha profile
- Club
- Manchester United
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Date of birth
- 1999-05-27
- Birthplace
- João Pessoa, Brazil
- Height
- 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 168 lb (76 kg)
- Shirt number
- 10
- Signing / transfer fee
- £62,500,000
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Matheus Cunha
Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha (born 27 May 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward 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.
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.