- Mateus Galiano da Costa
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Mateus Personal information Full name Mateus Galiano da Costa Date of birth 18 January 1984 Place of birth Luanda, Angola Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Nacional Number 9 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2003 Desportivo Beja ? (?) 2003–2004 Sporting B 23 (8) 2004–2005 Casa Pia 35 (14) 2005 Lixa 10 (3) 2006–2007 Gil Vicente 16 (7) 2007–2008 Boavista 25 (2) 2008– Nacional 59 (9) National team‡ 2006– Angola 21 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2010Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 18 January 1984 in Luanda), simply Mateus, is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese first division, as a forward.
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Club career
After playing in his first professional for modest Portuguese squads (he had a stint with Sporting Clube de Portugal, but never moved past its B side), Mateus signed, in January 2006, with Gil Vicente FC, then in the first division. He scored in his debut on 5 February, in a 5–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal.
However, Mateus was at the centre of a judicial controversy that erupted in Portuguese football, known as Caso Mateus (Mateus affair or files), after a supposedly illegal registration by the Barcelos team. After a lengthy judicial battle between Gil and C.F. Os Belenenses, the former was eventually relegated.[1]
After an uneventful season with Gil Vicente in the second division, greatly delayed by the legal consequences, Mateus joined Boavista F.C. for 2007–08, with his new team also being relegated for irregularities.[2]
In the 2008–09 season, Mateus moved to Madeira's C.D. Nacional, being an important offensive element, whether as starter or from the bench, as the club eventually qualified for the UEFA Europa League.
International career
An Angolan international, Mateus was called-up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, playing in all three group stage matches, including the entire match against Portugal (0–1).
He also added three substitute appearances in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, as the Palancas Negras reached the quarterfinals.
References
External links
- Girabola profile (Portuguese)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Mateus Galiano da Costa at National-Football-Teams.com
Angola squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 João Ricardo • 2 Marco Airosa • 3 Jamba • 4 Lebo Lebo • 5 Kali • 6 Miloy • 7 Figueiredo • 8 André • 9 Mantorras • 10 Akwá (c) • 11 Mateus • 12 Lamá • 13 Édson • 14 Mendonça • 15 Rui Marques • 16 Flávio • 17 Zé Kalanga • 18 Love • 19 Titi Buengo • 20 Locó • 21 Delgado • 22 Mário • 23 Marco Abreu • Coach: Gonçalves
Angola squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations C.D. Nacional – current squad 1 Elisson · 2 Claudemir · 3 Felipe · 4 Danielson · 5 Nuno Pinto · 6 Todorović · 7 Mihelič · 8 Školnik · 9 Mateus · 10 Barcelos · 11 Candeias · 12 Valverde · 14 Juliano · 15 Madrid · 18 Rondón · 19 Anselmo · 20 Costa · 22 João Aurélio · 23 Oliver · 25 Gentil · 27 André Recife · 29 Madeira · 33 Neto · 42 Giljen · 44 Tomašević · 55 Stojanović · 66 Elizeu · 82 Juliano · 88 Luís Alberto · Manager: Caixinha
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Luanda
- Angolan footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primeira Liga players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Boavista F.C. players
- C.D. Nacional players
- Angola international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Angolan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
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