Matheus Henrique

Matheus Henrique de Souza (born 19 December 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo. He also represents the Brazil national team.

Club career
On 11 August 2021, Matheus Henrique joined Italian Serie A club Sassuolo on a season-long loan from Grêmio, with an obligation to buy.

International career
Matheus Henrique made his senior debut for Brazil in a October 2019 friendly against Senegal. Previously, he was part of the Brazil under-23 team that won the 2019 Toulon Tournament, beating Japan on penalties in the final. Courtesy of his Grêmio performances, he became a mainstay of the under-23 team preparing to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. He participated in the International Tenerife Tournament in 2019 and the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2020 with the under-23 team, finishing runner-up in both competitions and securing a place at the Olympics with their performance in the latter.

On 17 June 2021, Matheus Henrique was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Honours
Grêmio
 * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Brazil U23
 * Summer Olympics: 2020
 * Toulon Tournament: 2019