Mateus Lucena dos Santos (30 August 1994 – 28 November 2016), commonly known as Caramelo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played for Chapecoense on loan from São Paulo FC as a right back.
Born in Clementina, São Paulo, Caramelo joined Mogi Mirim's youth setup in 2009, aged 14.
[1] Caramelo remained as a starter in the following two matches, a 6–0 routing of Botafogo-SP[2] and a 1–1 draw against Santos, with his side being knocked out in the semifinals after a penalty shootout.
[6] A starter during the club's Campeonato Goiano winning campaign, he was demoted to second-choice during the year's Série B. Caramelo's first professional goal came on 3 October 2014, in a 1–1 away draw against América Mineiro.
On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Caramelo was among the fatalities of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.