Higor Meritão

Vila Nova · Defensive Midfield · Left foot · 32 · Brazil · #21

Apps · 2026: 13 6 starts; Serie B
Minutes: 528 13%; of 3,960 available
Goals: 0
Assists: 2; 4 key passes
Avg rating: 6.70 −0.31; 2025: 7.01
Market Value: €512K #17; at Vila Nova

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.67

6.3
6.9
–
6.7
6.6
6.4
6.2
7.1
7.3
6.5

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
7 Nov	CriciúmaH · SB	1-0	22′	–	–	6.5
24 Oct	São BernardoA · SB	2-3	66′	–	1	7.3
18 Oct	NovorizontinoH · SB	2-2	70′	–	1	7.1
11 Oct	NáuticoA · SB	2-0	44′	–	–	6.2
7 Oct	CuiabáH · SB	0-0	14′	–	–	6.4
3 Oct	Botafogo SPA · SB	1-0	20′	–	–	6.6
10 Sept	GoiásH · SB	2-0	7′	–	–	6.7
15 Aug	Atlético GOA · SB	2-0	3′	–	–	—
8 Aug	Sport RecifeH · SB	0-1	46′	–	–	6.9
27 Jul	CRBA · SB	0-2	46′	–	–	6.3

All matches · 15 more

22 Jul	FortalezaH · SB	2-1	85′	–	–	6.8
18 Jul	CriciúmaA · SB	0-2	61′	–	–	6.9
10 Jul	JuventudeA · SB	0-1	44′	–	–	—
24 May	CruzeiroA · SA	1-2	24′	–	–	6.4
26 Apr	FluminenseA · SA	1-2	70′	–	–	6.8
21 Apr	BotafogoA · CDB	0-1	90′	–	–	6.8
18 Apr	BotafogoH · SA	1-4	90′	–	–	6.7
12 Apr	Athletico PRA · SA	0-2	78′	–	–	6.8
2 Apr	Atlético MineiroH · SA	0-4	44′	–	–	6.8
22 Mar	InternacionalA · SA	0-2	90′	–	–	7.1
20 Mar	CorinthiansH · SA	0-0	28′	–	–	6.5
16 Mar	GrêmioH · SA	1-1	90′	–	–	7.4
8 Mar	Barra FCH · C1	1-0	63′	–	–	7.0
22 Feb	BrusqueH · C1	3-0	4′	1	–	7.1
11 Feb	CoritibaH · SA	3-3	44′	–	–	6.6

Chart: oldest → newest · team record 5-2-3 (W-D-L) · 0 G · 2 A in 338 min. Rating colours: green 8.0+, blue 7.0+, amber 6.0+, red below. H / A = home / away. Club and country.

Form · 13 matches

since 10 Jul

Avg 6.70High 7.3Low 6.2

6 W2 D5 L

Appearances 2026

6 started7 off the bench

Vs players in his position

Tackles + interceptions per 90 · 4.44#5 of 93

Serie B (Brazil) 2025 · midfielders with 900+ minutes · median 2.50 tackles + interceptions

Position

Defensive MidfieldMidfielder · Left foot

Personal information

Higor Matheus Meritão

Date of birth: 23 Jun 1994
Place of birth: Monte Alto, Brazil
Height: 186 cm
Tactical role: Defensive Midfield
Preferred foot: Left foot

Last match · activity & stats

7 Nov 2026 · Match report →

vs CriciúmaHome · Serie B

W 1–06.5

Sub · 4-2-3-1 · Defensive Midfield · #21 · 27′ (22′ reg. +5′)▲ 68′88′

Tactical & action zone · 4-2-3-1 defensive midfield · 13 touches · attacking →

Touches13 in 27′ (22′ reg.)

Passes3/6 50% accurate

Duels won1/3 33% won

Dribbles0/1 0% completed

Pass accuracy · 3 / 650%

Duels won · 1 / 333%

Passing & progression

Accurate passes: 3 / 6 (50%)
Final-third passes: 2
Forward passes: 5 (83%)
Backward passes: 1
Key passes: 1
Long balls (accurate): 0 / 1

Attack & threat

Dribbles (completed): 0 / 1

Duels & retention

Total duels won: 1 / 3 (33%)
Possession lost: 4

Defence & discipline

Ball recoveries: 1
Tackles won: 1 / 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 1
Fouls committed: 1
Time on pitch: 27′ (22′ reg. +5′)

Verified match statistics from Vila Nova's latest appearance (7 Nov 2026). Pitch zone reflects kick-off formation slot and recorded on-ball actions (attacking left → right); optical tracking (distance in km, sprint speed) is not published by the data feed.

Season 2026 · Serie B

Vila Nova

TotalsPer 90 vs 2025

Attack

Goals: 0

Passing

Assists: 2
Key passes: 4
Passes: 272
Crosses (accurate): —

Defence

Tackles: 16
Interceptions: 13

Duels

Total: 79
Won: 36

Minutes

Started: 6
Off the bench: 7
Total: 528′
Minutes per match: 41′

Discipline

Yellow: 2
Red: 0
Fouls committed: 9
Fouls drawn: 5

Duels won · 2025: 47%46%

Pass accuracy83%

Competitions

Serie B

— = the figure on record is not credible (a zero over many minutes).

Serie B top scorers →

Stat	Per 90	2025	Change
Attack
Goals	0.00	0.03	−100%
Goals + assists	0.34	0.09	+279%
Passing
Assists	0.34	0.06	—
Key passes	0.68	1.05	−35%
Passes	46.4	51.8	−10%
Defence
Tackles	2.73	2.76	−1%
Interceptions	2.22	1.68	+32%
Duels
Duels contested	13.47	11.19	+20%
Duels won	6.14	5.31	+16%
Discipline
Fouls committed	1.53	2.43	−37%
Fouls drawn	0.85	0.93	−8%
Yellow cards	0.34	0.24	—

Serie B · 528 min. 2025 and the white tick = his figure last season in the same competition (3,001 min). A rate appears only when every competition played reports the stat. How we calculate this

Season by competition

2026

Competition	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating	W-D-L
Serie B	13	6	528	0	2	0.34	6.70	6-2-5

Season rating range · 2026Floor 6.24Season avg 6.70Season peak 7.28

5.0Peak vs São Bernardo (24 Oct)10.0

Home · 6 games3-2-1 0 G · 1 A · 6.743 W2 D1 L

Away · 7 games3-0-4 0 G · 1 A · 6.653 W0 D4 L

W-D-L is the team result in the games he played.

Attributes · tactical radar

77 OVR · Defensive Midfield · Left foot

Attacking−5 vs DM: 45
Technical+3 vs DM: 68
Tactical+9 vs DM: 81
Defending+22 vs DM: 90
Creativity+7 vs DM: 65

Based on 2026 & 2025 · 78 apps (5,282 min) · dashed ring = 60 pro baseline · tick = defensive mid benchmark.

Market value & valuation

Vila Nova · 2.2% of €24M

Estimated market value

€512K

Vila Nova#17 of 30

Most valuable · Vila Nova

#1Lincoln€3.7M
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#3Anderson€2.6M
#4Emerson Urso€1M
#17Higor Meritão€512K

Contract & transfers

Contract until: 30 Nov 2027 · 1 yr left

Transfers on record (15)

Jul 2026Chapecoense → Vila Nova
Jan 2026CRB → ChapecoenseFree
Jan 2025Pumas UNAM → CRB
Dec 2024Criciúma → Pumas UNAMEnd of loan
Jan 2024Pumas UNAM → CriciúmaLoan
Dec 2023Goiás → Pumas UNAMEnd of loan
Jul 2023Pumas UNAM → GoiásLoan
Jul 2022Ferroviária → Pumas UNAM
Jun 2022Pumas UNAM → FerroviáriaEnd of loan
Jul 2021Ferroviária → Pumas UNAMLoan
Jan 2021Paraná → FerroviáriaEnd of loan
Aug 2020Ferroviária → ParanáLoan
Dec 2019Botafogo SP → FerroviáriaEnd of loan
Apr 2019Ferroviária → Botafogo SPLoan
Apr 2018Velo Clube → FerroviáriaFree

Career

Senior clubs · official matches

Goals by season · clubs

4A 0201819 appsFER+
2A –201937 appsBSP+
3A –202037 appsPAR+
2A –20213 appsFER
2A 221/2243 appsPUN
0A 222/2324 appsPUN
0A 0202310 appsGOI
3A 0202431 appsCRI
1A 3202544 appsCRB
2A 2202634 appsVNO+

Goals + assists per 90 by season

0.21–20181,706′2 YC
—6.8820191,527′6 YC
—7.072020–8 YC
—6.53202159′0 YC
0.126.9521/222,952′9 YC
0.116.9622/231,687′5 YC
0.006.612023399′1 YC
0.136.8420242,139′6 YC
0.107.0120253,744′12 YC
0.236.6820261,538′6 YC

Career by team	Period	Apps	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating
Vila Nova	2026–	13	528	0	2	0.34	6.70
Chapecoense	2026	21	1,010	2	0	0.18	6.67
CRB	2025	44	3,744	1	3	0.10	7.01
Pumas UNAM	21/22–24/25	67	4,639	2	4	0.12	6.95
Criciúma	2024	31	2,139	3	0	0.13	6.84
Goiás	2023	10	399	0	0	0.00	6.61
Ferroviária	2018–2022	18	—	4	—	—	6.75
Paraná	2020	33	2,451	2	1	0.11	7.07
Botafogo SP	2019	28	1,451	1	3	0.25	6.89
Velo Clube	2018	17	1,526	4	0	0.24	—
Senior total		282	—	19	—	0.14	—
Youth & reserves
CRB B	25/26	2	180	1	—	—	—

Career goals19 in 282 matches · 0.07 per match

G+A per 900.14

28 in 18,067 min

The number above each bar is the value charted · A = assists · under the season: apps and club; average rating, minutes and yellow cards in the per-90 chart · the latest season is in progress · grey bar = fewer than 270 minutes · per-90 figures use only the seasons with minutes and assists on record

Season by season (15)

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	YC	Rating
2026	Chapecoense	21	9	1,010	2	0	0.18	4	6.67
2026	Vila Nova	13	6	528	0	2	0.34	2	6.70
2025	CRB	44	43	3,744	1	3	0.10	12	7.01
2025	CRB B	2	2	180	1	—	—	1	—
2024	Criciúma	31	24	2,139	3	0	0.13	6	6.84
22/23	Pumas UNAM	24	20	1,687	0	2	0.11	5	6.96
2023	Goiás	10	4	399	0	0	0.00	1	6.61
21/22	Pumas UNAM	43	33	2,952	2	2	0.12	9	6.95
2021	Ferroviária	3	1	59	2	—	—	0	6.53
2020	Paraná	33	31	2,451	2	1	0.11	6	7.07
2020	Ferroviária	4	1	—	1	—	—	2	—
2019	Botafogo SP	28	14	1,451	1	3	0.25	4	6.89
2019	Ferroviária	9	0	76	1	—	—	2	6.83
2018	Velo Clube	17	17	1,526	4	0	0.24	2	—
2018	Ferroviária	2	2	180	0	0	0.00	0	—

Goal contributions by match

13 games

0L@JUV–
0L@CRI–
0WFOR–
0L@CRB–
0LSRE–
0W@AGO–
0WGOI–
0W@BSP–
0DCUI–
0W@NAU–
1DNOV0+1
1L@SBE0+1
0WCRI–

Goal or assist run2 games

18 Oct – 24 Oct

Assist run2 games

18 Oct – 24 Oct

Vila Nova, oldest → newest · blank in 11 of 13 · last line = goals+assists · @ = away

Goals by opponent

Since Nov 2025 · 2 goals

Santos11 game
Brusque12 games

v Criciúma · 3 games2-0-1 W-D-L · 0 goals2 W0 D1 L

All 30 opponents since Nov 2025

Opponent	P	W-D-L	G	A
Criciúma	3	2-0-1	–	–
Brusque	2	1-1-0	1	–
Botafogo	2	0-0-2	–	–
Novorizontino	2	0-1-1	–	1
Santos	1	1-0-0	1	–
Athletico PR	1	0-0-1	–	–
Atlético GO	1	1-0-0	–	–
Atlético Mineiro	1	0-0-1	–	–
Barra FC	1	1-0-0	–	–
Botafogo SP	1	1-0-0	–	–
Camboriú	1	0-0-1	–	–
Concórdia Atlético Clube	1	1-0-0	–	–
Corinthians	1	0-1-0	–	–
Coritiba	1	0-1-0	–	–
CRB	1	0-0-1	–	–
Cruzeiro	1	0-0-1	–	–
Cuiabá	1	0-1-0	–	–
Fluminense	1	0-0-1	–	–
Fortaleza	1	1-0-0	–	–
Goiás	1	1-0-0	–	–
Grêmio	1	0-1-0	–	–
Internacional	1	0-0-1	–	–
Joinville	1	1-0-0	–	–
Juventude	1	0-0-1	–	–
Marcílio Dias	1	1-0-0	–	–
Náutico	1	1-0-0	–	–
São Bernardo	1	0-0-1	–	1
Sport Recife	1	0-0-1	–	–
Vasco da Gama	1	0-1-0	–	–
Vila Nova	1	1-0-0	–	–

Computed from his own matches in this period (club and country, friendlies excluded). It is not a career head-to-head.

Trophies & awards

1 title

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