As Matheus Cunha departs Wolves for league rivals Manchester United, wolves.co.uk looks back on some of the Brazilian’s best moments in gold and black.
A pictorial journey guides supporters through the highlights of the forward’s Old Gold career, which has seen the 26-year-old top Wolves’ scoring charts for the last two seasons.
25th December 2022 | Cunha became Wolves’ first signing of an important January 2023 transfer window as he joined from Atletico Madrid on Christmas Day two-and-a-half years ago.
31st December 2022 | The Brazilian experiences his first match at Molineux as Wolves faced Manchester United on New Years’ Day, 24 hours before his signing could become official.
4th January 2023 | His debut arrived just five days later as Cunha came off the bench for the final 25 minutes of Wolves’ visit to Villa Park, which ended all square.
11th January 2023 | The following week, Cunha earned his first Wolves assist to set up Raul Jimenez’s equaliser against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, but despite Cunha also netting in the penalty shootout, Wolves dropped out of the competition.
18th March 2023 | Cunha had to wait another two months before he scored the first of his 33 goals in gold and black, as Wolves attempted a second-half fightback at Molineux against Leeds United.
22nd April 2023 | Wolves were now picking up positive results in the Premier League, however Cunha’s second goal for the club also came in defeat as he opened the scoring against Leicester City before the Foxes claimed the points.
25th July 2023 | As several of Wolves’ long-serving players begun to depart in the summer of 2023, Cunha became one of the key players as his influence grew.
30th September 2023 | Despite a slow start to the 2023/24 season, Wolves began to pick up results thanks to Cunha’s flourishing attacking partnership with Pedro Neto and Hee Chan Hwang, with the trio linking up in a 2-1 win over Manchester City.
21st October 2023 | Cunha’s first goal in a Premier League win helped the Old Gold begin to stage a comeback victory away at Bournemouth.
30th December 2023 | The Brazilian contributed eight goals and assists during the final two months of 2023, with Cunha getting one of each in the 3-0 at home to Everton to round off the year.
28th January 2024 | Cunha adds to his goal and assist in the FA Cup third round replay with a crucial finish in the next round as Wolves claimed victory over their Black Country rivals at the Hawthorns.
4th February 2024 | In one of the greatest performances of his career, Cunha scored the second hat-trick of his career and only in gold and black as Wolves beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge.
13th April 2024 | Cunha added another three goals during the season, including a brace at Forest, which included a stunning opener and the final goal of the season at home to Crystal Palace, as he finished the campaign with 14 goals and the club’s top scorer honour.
23rd August 2024 | He began the 2024/25 season in a similar fashion, scoring Wolves’ first goal of the season to equalise against Chelsea at Molineux, in a game which his side ended up losing 6-2.
30th August 2024 | Although he went the entirety of 2024 without adding to his Brazil national team caps, Cunha’s arrival at Molineux helped to start a Brazilian revolution in the Black Country.
26th October 2024 | A fourth goal of the season for Cunha earned Wolves just their second point in the Premier League as he notches a last-minute equaliser away at Brighton & Hove Albion.
9th November 2024 | With Wolves 1-0 ahead at home to Southampton, Cunha secured his team’s first win of the campaign with a long-range thunderbolt.
23rd November 2024 | Two more Goal of the Season contenders followed for Cunha seven days later as the Brazilian scored an impressive brace away at Fulham in a 4-1 win.
26th December 2024 | Cunha helps get the Vitor Pereira era at Wolves underway with a winning start as he finds the net at Leicester, before scoring direct from a corner at home to Man United on Boxing Day.
22nd February 2025 | The Brazilian underwent a baron spell in January, which included a two-game suspension, but after scoring against Villa and signing a new contract on the first day of February, he added another winner away at Bournemouth later in the month.
1st March 2025 | However, just a week later, Wolves returned to the Vitality Stadium and despite scoring the goal of the 2024/25 FA Cup, Cunha would be sent off with just one minute remaining of extra time, in which his team would go on to lose on penalties.
13th April 2025 | Cunha returns after a four-game suspension he was handed for the Bournemouth red card to score Wolves’ fourth in a 4-2 win against Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux.
26th April 2025 | The final goal of his Wolves career came two weeks later as Wolves made it a record-breaking six Premier League wins in a row at home to Leicester.
24th May 2025 | Cunha’s last season in gold and black saw him be named Players’ Player of the Season after he finished another campaign as top scorer with 17 goals in all competitions.
25th May 2025 | The Brazilian says his goodbyes to the Molineux fans after his last game for Wolves against Brentford last Sunday as he brought his Old Gold career to an end.
