Tete

Mateus Cardoso Lemos Martins (born 15 February 2000), commonly known as Tete, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Lyon on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Alvorada, Rio Grande do Sul, Tete joined the youth academy of Gremio in 2008. In 2016, he scored 33 goals for the reserves. On 20 April 2018, his contract was extended until 2021.

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 20 February 2019, Tete moved abroad and joined Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk. On 13 April, he made his first team in a 3–0 league victory against Zorya Luhansk. On 6 November, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–3 away draw against Dinamo Zagreb in the 2019–20 season.

On 21 October 2020, Tete scored the opening goal and provided one assist in Shakhtar's memorable 3–2 victory away to Real Madrid in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Lyon (loan)

On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine are suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until that day. On 31 March 2022, Tete used the new rule to join Lyon in France until the end of June 2022. The arrangement was repeated for the 2022–23 season as FIFA has extended the system for another year.

International Career

Tete has represented the under-20 team at the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. In 2018 he was called up to train with the senior Brazil team, but he did not make a senior debut.

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