As Mathews has never represented the Brazilian national team in an official match, in July 2021, Mathews spent five years in China and was eligible for naturalization in the national soccer team, Mathews was 38 years old and in the first division at the time, so it was his fate to miss out on being naturalized as soon as possible to represent the national soccer team in the World Qualifiers!
So far, Matthews has played in China for 7 years and has 66 goals, which is very efficient. Considering Matthews is about to turn 40 years old, Zhejiang team has not renewed his contract. I have to say, I believe China is Matthews' second home, and many fans are calling on Matthews not to forget to come home in the future! (Old Qiu's Chinese Super League Commentary)
