Matheus Thuler

Executive Summary

Matheus Soares Thuler is a centre-back for Vissel Kobe. Born on 10 March 1999, the Brazilian right-footed defender is a regular starter in the J1 League. He is currently in the 2026/2027 season with 900 minutes played, 1 goal and 1 assist for Vissel Kobe.

Playing Style and Key Attributes

Thuler profiles as a physically engaged centre-back with a strong aerial presence. He distributes with 84.3% passing accuracy, 430 successful passes and 17 accurate long balls, plus 7 line-breaking passes. He adds 3 successful dribbles at 60.0% and 69 clearances. Discipline is tight with 1 yellow card and no red cards. Set-piece threat is noted by a headed shot volume and a goal from a throw-in situation.

Career and Recent Context

Thuler started his youth career at Flamengo and was captain of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior winning side in 2018. He debuted for Flamengo in August 2017 and made his Série A debut on 26 May 2018. He extended his Flamengo contract in July 2018 and again in August 2020. In January 2017 he moved from Flamengo U20 to Flamengo B, then to Flamengo in January 2018. On 25 June 2021 he signed for Montpellier on loan until the end of 2021-22, with a permanent move recorded in January 2021 for a fee of €200k when market value was €500k. He returned to Flamengo in June 2022 when market value was €2m. He joined Vissel Kobe in July 2022, returned to Flamengo in December 2022, then rejoined Vissel Kobe in September 2023 for a fee of €870k when market value was €1.6m. With Vissel Kobe he made his J.League debut on 6 August 2022 and scored his first J.League goal on 1 July 2023. He earned the MEIJI YASUDA J1 League Outstanding Player Award in 2025 and MEIJI YASUDA J1 League Best XI in 2024.

Market Projection and Transfers

Current market value is 1,800,000 EUR. All-time highest value was 2,000,000 EUR on 16 December 2021. First recorded market value was €50k in May 2018. A year ago his market value was €1.8m.