Marc Mateu Sanjuán (born 16 June 1990) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

. Mainly a

central midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

, he can also play as a winger.

Club career

Mateu was born in

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

. Having emerged through local Levante UD's youth academy, he made his first-team debut during the 2008–09 season, in a Segunda División game against Córdoba CF (3–0 home win, 25 minutes played). On 10 August 2010, Mateu signed his first professional contract, running until 2013, and was loaned to Segunda División B club

Real Unión Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...

. He subsequently served loans at CD Badajoz and

Deportivo Aragón Real Zaragoza Deportivo Aragón is the reserve team of Real Zaragoza, a Spanish football club based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1958, currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home matches at ...

, signing permanently with the latter side after cutting ties with Levante in July 2012. On 30 May 2013, Mateu was released by Zaragoza after a bout of indiscipline. He moved to

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, ...

's C team in October, and was promoted to the reserves the following year. On 28 July 2015, Mateu signed for

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

of the second tier. He scored his first professional goal on 3 April 2016, the decider in a 3–2 home victory over

. Mateu was a regular starter during his spell at the

Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos is a multi-purpose stadium in Soria, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Numancia. The stadium holds 8,261 seats and was built in 1999. It is notoriously cold and over ...

, leaving after relegation in 2020. On 23 August of that year, he agreed to a two-year deal with

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' N ...

, recently returned to the second division. On 29 June 2021, after another relegation, Mateu signed a two-year contract with

still in division two.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mateu, Marc 1990 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Valencia (city) Association football midfielders Association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Levante UD players Levante UD footballers Real Unión footballers CD Badajoz players Real Zaragoza B players Villarreal CF C players Villarreal CF B players CD Numancia players CD Castellón footballers SD Huesca footballers