Matheus Biteco

Matheus Biteco

Personal information
Full name	Matheus Bitencourt da Silva
Date of birth	28 June 1995
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death	28 November 2016 (aged 21)
Place of death	La Unión, Colombia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder / Right back
Youth career
2001–2012	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Grêmio	39	(0)
2015–2016	Barra FC (SC)
2015	→ Grêmio (loan)	0	(0)
2016	→ Hoffenheim (loan)	0	(0)
2016	→ Chapecoense (loan)	16	(0)
National team^‡
2013–2014	Brazil U20	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:17, 3 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 25, 2016

Matheus Bitencourt da Silva (28 June 1995 – 28 November 2016), commonly known as Matheus Biteco, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, but also occasionally right back, for Chapecoense, on loan from Hoffenheim. He was a youth exponent from the club. one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.

Personal life

He was the younger brother of Guilherme Biteco.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 27 December 2014.^[2]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	2013	Série A	11	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	17	0
	2014		18	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	21	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			29	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	38	0
Chapecoense	2016	Série A	15	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	23	0
	Total		15	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	23	0
Career total			44	0	4	0	6	0	8	0	61	0

Honours

International

Brazil U20

• Toulon Tournament: 2013

References

1. "Matheus Biteco elogia irmão Gabriel, mas Guilherme brinca: "Tem que cortar as asas dele"" (in Portuguese). Gremista ZH. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
2. "Matheus Biteco". Soccerway.

External links

• Matheus Biteco profile. Portal Oficial do Grêmio.
• Matheus Biteco profile at Soccerway
• Matheus Biteco profile. Football Database.