Matheus Jussa

Matheus Isaias dos Santos (born 22 March 1996), known as Matheus Jussa or simply Jussa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder for Fortaleza, on loan from Oeste.

Club Career

Born in Sao Paulo, Jussa graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, playing as an attacking midfielder or even as a forward. On 9 September 2014, he made his professional debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Gabriel Xavier in a 0–1 away loss against Santa Cruz for the Serie B championship.

On 22 November 2014, Jussa scored his first goal, netting his side's only in a 1–2 away loss against Ceara. He moved back to the under-20s for the 2015 Copa Sao Paulo de Futebol Junior, but later returned to the main squad.

On 26 April 2015, after staying four months unpaid, Jussa moved to Vasco da Gama on a free transfer; Portuguesa managed to retain 20% of his federative rights. Initially assigned back to the under-20s, he also featured with the reserves but never appeared for the main squad; during that period, he was converted into a defensive midfielder.

On 10 January 2017, after being above the maximum age to play for the under-20 side, Jussa moved to Bonsucesso on loan for the 2017 Campeonato Carioca. Roughly one year later, he was announced at Sao Bernardo after agreeing to a permanent deal.

On 10 April 2018, Jussa was loaned to Serie C side Botafogo-SP, where he helped the club achieve promotion to the second division.

After subsequently returning to Sao Bernardo, Jussa joined Oeste ahead of the 2019 Serie B. On 2 July 2020, after featuring regularly, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Internacional in the top tier.