Mateus Galiano da Costa
Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 19 June 1984), known simply as Mateus, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Boavista F.C. as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mateus Galiano da Costa | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Boavista | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Desportivo Beja | ||
2003–2004 | Sporting B | 23 | (9) |
2004–2005 | Casa Pia | 35 | (13) |
2005 | Lixa | 10 | (3) |
2006–2007 | Gil Vicente | 16 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Boavista | 25 | (2) |
2008–2013 | Nacional | 117 | (28) |
2014–2015 | 1º Agosto | 44 | (13) |
2016–2017 | Arouca | 46 | (7) |
2017– | Boavista | 65 | (11) |
National team‡ | |||
2006– | Angola | 65 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2019 |
He spent practically all of his career in Portugal, recording over 270 games and 50 goals in the Primeira Liga. He represented four teams in the division, mainly Nacional and Boavista.
Mateus made his debut for Angola in 2006 and earned over 60 caps. He was selected for the 2006 World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Club career
Mateus was born in Luanda. After started playing professionally for modest Portuguese teams (he had a stint with Sporting CP, but never moved past their reserves), he signed in January 2006 with Gil Vicente F.C. of the Primeira Liga. He scored in his debut on 5 February, in a 5–0 home win against Vitória de Setúbal.[1]
However, Mateus was at the centre of a judicial controversy that erupted in Portuguese football, known as Caso Mateus (Mateus Affair), after a supposedly illegal registration by the Barcelos club. Following a lengthy judicial battle between Gil and C.F. Os Belenenses, the former were relegated.[2][3]
After an uneventful season with Gil Vicente in the second division, greatly delayed by the legal consequences,[4] Mateus joined Boavista F.C. for the 2007–08 campaign. His new team was also eventually relegated, due to irregularities.[5]
In 2008–09, Mateus moved to Madeira's C.D. Nacional,[6] being a regular in their attack as they qualified for the UEFA Europa League. In the same season, he played six games and scored four goals as they reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal, including one in each leg of a 5–2 aggregate elimination by F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[7]
Mateus continued to be play frequently for the better part of the following years, notably netting nine goals in 24 matches in the 2011–12 season. On 7 April 2012, he netted twice in a 4–2 win at Funchal rivals C.S. Marítimo.[8]
On 17 November 2013, Mateus moved to his country's league for the first time, signing for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto for the new year.[9] In December 2015, he agreed a move back to Portugal's top flight, joining F.C. Arouca for the remainder of the season with the option of one more.[10]
Mateus returned to Boavista on 23 June 2017, signing a one-year deal a decade after first joining the club.[11] After six goals in 31 games in his first season back at the Estádio do Bessa, he extended his link until 2020.[12]
International career
An Angola international since 2006, Mateus was called up to that year's FIFA World Cup, playing in all three group stage matches including the entire 0–1 loss against Portugal.[13] He also added three substitute appearances in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, as the Palancas Negras reached the quarter-finals.
On 8 October 2011, Mateus scored as Angola won 2–0 away to Guinea-Bissau to pip Uganda to a spot at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[14] At the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, he scored the first goal of their opening 2–1 win against Burkina Faso, but Lito Vidigal's team were eliminated from the group.[15] A year later, he started all three games as the team exited at the same stage.
Mateus scored four times in qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, coming in braces in wins over Mauritania (4–1) and Burkina Faso (2–1).[16][17] He captained the side at the finals in Egypt, falling again at the first hurdle.[18]
International goals
- As of 12 October 2018 (Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mateus goal)[19][20]
References
- Gil Vicente-V. Setúbal, 5–0: Grande treino do Gil (Gil Vicente-V. Setúbal, 5–0: Great Gil training); Record, 6 February 2006 (in Portuguese)
- "Caso Mateus": Gil Vicente pede explicações ("Mateus Affair": Gil Vicente ask for explanations); Record, 11 July 2006 (in Portuguese)
- Belenenses spared the drop; UEFA, 22 August 2006
- Gil Vicente fica na Liga de Honra (Gil Vicente stay in Honour League); Record, 15 January 2007 (in Portuguese)
- Porto docked points, Boavista demoted; UEFA, 9 May 2008
- Nacional: Mateus assina por quatro anos com acordo do Boavista (Nacional: Mateus signs for four years after Boavista agree); Mais Futebol, 17 June 2008 (in Portuguese)
- "Paços de Ferreira na final da Taça de Portugal" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Nacional goleia Marítimo no dérbi madeirense" [Nacional thrash Marítimo in the Madeiran derby] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Avançado do Nacional Mateus vai representar angolanos do 1º de Agosto" [Nacional striker Mateus will represent Angolans] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Arouca: Mateus é reforço para o ataque a partir de janeiro" [Arouca: Mateus is addition for the attack starting from January] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Angolano Mateus está de volta ao Boavista" [Angolan Mateus back at Boavista]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 June 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Mateus renova com o Boavista até 2020" [Mateus renews with Boavista until 2020] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- Angola 0–1 Portugal; BBC Sport, 11 June 2006
- Magalhães, Anaximandro (9 October 2011). "Angola está no Campeonato Africano das Nações" [Angola is in the Africa Cup of Nations]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Angola seal victory over Burkina Faso". Al Jazeera. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "CAN'2019: Angola esmagou a Mauritânia" [ACN'2019: Angola crushed Mauritania] (in Portuguese). RFI. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Angola beats Burkina Faso and rejoins the race for the Cup". 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "CAN 2019: Mateus, capitão dos Palancas Negras abriu o coração" [ACN 2019: Mateus, captain of the Palancas Negras opened his heart] (in Portuguese). RFI. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Mateus – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Mateus Galiano da Costa – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 March 2017.