Matheus Cunha

Sion

Cunha played youth football for Coritiba, before joining Swiss club Sion at the age of 18 in July 2017, after impressing scouts at the Dallas Cup youth tournament. In May 2018, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Thun.

RB Leipzig

On 24 June 2018, Cunha joined Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year deal. He scored his maiden Bundesliga goal against his future club Hertha BSC, to mark a 3–0 win in November 2018. He scored a goal against Bayer Leverkusen in April 2019 that won the Bundesliga Goal of the Month award, and was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award. He finished the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League season with 6 goals.

Hertha BSC

On 31 January 2020, having played 10 games mostly as a substitute and scored once for RB Leipzig in the first half of the season, Cunha moved to fellow Bundesliga team Hertha BSC on an undisclosed "long-term" contract.

Atlético Madrid

On 25 August 2021, Cunha joined Atlético Madrid on a five-year deal for an estimated fee of €30 million. He scored his first goal against Levante to seal a 2–2 draw.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 1 January 2023, Cunha joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season, in a deal which stipulated the move would become permanent in the summer of 2023, certain clauses in the loan agreement having been met. Cunha's first appearance was as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Aston Villa on 4 January. His first goal for…

Under-23 team

With Brazil's under-23 team, Cunha was the top scorer of the 2019 Toulon Tournament and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, winning the former and finishing as runner-up in the latter, thus securing qualification to the Olympics for the Brazil team with the latter performance. On 17 June 2021, he was named in Brazil's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In August 2021, he won a gold medal with Brazil at the Olympics, having scored 3 goals in 5 appearances at the tournament.

Senior team

In September 2020, Cunha was called up to the senior Brazil squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bolivia and Peru on 9 and 13 October 2020, respectively. Cunha made his debut for the senior national team on 2 September 2021, in a World Cup qualifier against Chile, a 1–0 away victory. He substituted Gabriel Barbosa in the 78th minute. He scored his first international goal for Brazil on 25 March 2025, in a 4–1 away defeat to Argentina. In May 2026, Cunha was selected for Brazil's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In Brazil's second group match on 19 June, he scored twice in a 3–0 victory over Haiti.

Club

As of match played 6 September 2026

International

As of match played 5 July 2026

As of match played 5 July 2026 Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cunha goal.

Cunha was born in the city of João Pessoa, Brazil. He originally played futsal for a club in Recife, before switching to football.