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 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2012 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Grêmio | 29 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Barra-SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Grêmio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Hoffenheim (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 45 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Brazil U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | Brazil U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Matheus Bitencourt da Silva (28 June 1995 – 28 November 2016), known as Matheus Biteco, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Chapecoense.
Matheus Biteco was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.
Matheus Biteco was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and joined Grêmio's youth setup in 2001 at the age of five. He made his senior debut on 1 February 2013, coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–4 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against São Luiz. He was handed his first start 13 days later, in a 5–0 Campeonato Gaúcho home routing of Santa Cruz; his older brother Guilherme also started the match.
Matheus Biteco made his Série A debut on 14 July 2013, replacing Souza in a 2–1 home win against Botafogo. Definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2014 season, he started to feature more regularly, contributing with 18 league matches.
In December 2014, Matheus Biteco's federative rights were sold to a group of businessmen, being assigned to Santa Catarina-based club Barra FC and being loaned back to Grêmio for the season. He would spend the vast majority of the year nursing a pubalgia in Switzerland, however.
In February 2016 Matheus Biteco joined TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, but failed to appear in any matches for the club. On 5 July, he was announced at Chapecoense.
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