Higor Matheus Meritão (born 23 June 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Criciúma, on loan from UNAM.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Higor Matheus Meritão | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Monte Alto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Criciúma (on loan from UNAM) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Monte Azul | ||
| 2014 | → Olímpia (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Santacruzense | 14 | (1) |
| 2017 | Botafogo-PB | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | XV de Jaú | 17 | (1) |
| 2018 | Velo Clube | 20 | (4) |
| 2018–2022 | Ferroviária | 31 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Paraná (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → UNAM (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2022– | UNAM | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Goiás (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Criciúma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 25 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
He has previously represented a number of São Paulo state clubs in the lower divisions of the Campeonato Paulista, as well as a spell with Botafogo-PB in 2017.[1] He made his debut in the national league in 2018 for Ferroviária in a 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D match against Cianorte on 19 May 2018.
Following his loan move to Botafogo-SP, he made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série B debut as a second-half substitute in the first match of the 2019 season, against Vitória.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Ex-Ferroviária, Higor Meritão disputará Série B do Brasileiro pelo Botafogo-SP" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Em casa, Botafogo-SP bate o Vitória de virada na estreia da Série B" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 April 2019.
External links
edit- Higor Meritão at Soccerway
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