Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 19 June 1984), known simply as Mateus, is an Angolan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
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for Portuguese club
U.D. Leiria
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.
He spent practically all of his career in Portugal, recording 280 games and 51 goals in the
Primeira Liga
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. He represented four teams in the division, mainly
Nacional
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and
Boavista.
Mateus made his debut for
Angola
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in 2006 and earned 68
caps
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. He was selected for the
2006 World Cup
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and four
Africa Cup of Nations
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tournaments.
Club career
Early years and ''Caso Mateus''
Mateus was born in
Luanda
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. After started playing professionally for modest Portuguese teams (he had a stint with
Sporting CP
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, but never moved past
their reserves), he signed in January 2006 with
Gil Vicente F.C.
Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...
of the
Primeira Liga
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. He scored in his debut on 5 February, in a 5–0 home win against
Vitória de Setúbal
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.
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
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,
the former were relegated.
After an uneventful
season
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with Gil Vicente in the
second division
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, greatly delayed by the legal consequences, Mateus joined
Boavista F.C.
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for the
2007–08 campaign. His new team was also eventually relegated, due to irregularities.
Nacional
In
2008–09, Mateus moved to
Madeira
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's
C.D. Nacional
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, being a regular in their attack as they
qualified for the
UEFA Europa League
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. In the same season, he played six games and scored four goals as they
reached the semi-finals of the
Taça de Portugal
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, including one in each leg of a 5–2 aggregate elimination by
F.C. Paços de Ferreira
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.
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 scored twice in a 4–2 away victory over
Funchal
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rivals
C.S. Marítimo
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.
Later career
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. In December 2015, he agreed a move back to Portugal's top flight, joining
F.C. Arouca
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History
Founde ...
for the remainder of
the campaign with the option of one more.
Mateus returned to Boavista on 23 June 2017, signing a one-year deal a decade after first joining the club. After six goals from 31 appearances in his
first season back at the
Estádio do Bessa
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, he extended his link until 2020.
At the end of his contract, Mateus moved to
Liga Portugal 2
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side
F.C. Penafiel on a one-year deal. In July 2021, he dropped into the
Liga 3 at the age of 37 with
S.C.U. Torreense
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History
It participated six times in the Portuguese Liga (last in 1991–92 ...
.
International career
Mateus was first called up for
Angola
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for the
2006 COSAFA Cup
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Format
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in Lesotho. He scored on his debut on 29 April in a 5–1 win over
Mauritius
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, and again the next day in a 3–1 victory against
the hosts, as his team came runners-up to
Zambia
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.
Later in 2006, Mateus was called up to
that year's
FIFA World Cup
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, playing all three group stage matches including the entire 1–0 loss against
Portugal
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. He also added three substitute appearances in the
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
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, as the ''Palancas Negras'' reached the quarter-finals.
On 8 October 2011, Mateus scored as Angola won 2–0 away to
Guinea-Bissau
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to pip
Uganda
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to a spot at the
2012 Africa Cup of Nations
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. At the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, he scored the first goal of their opening 2–1 defeat of
Burkina Faso
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, but
Lito Vidigal
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He spent his entire playing career in Portugal, mainly with Belenenses in the ...
's team were eliminated from the group. A year later, he started all three games as the team exited at the same stage.
Mateus scored four times in
qualification
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for the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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, coming in braces in wins over
Mauritania
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(4–1) and Burkina Faso (2–1). He
captained the side at the finals in Egypt, falling again at the first hurdle.
Mateus played his last match on 12 November 2021, a
World Cup qualifier against
Egypt
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.
International goals
''Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mateus goal.''
Honours
Angola
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COSAFA Cup
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runner-up:
2006
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References
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1984 births
Living people
Angolan men's footballers
Footballers from Luanda
Men's association football forwards
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
C.D. Beja players
Sporting CP B players
Casa Pia A.C. players
F.C. Lixa players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
Boavista F.C. players
C.D. Nacional players
F.C. Arouca players
F.C. Penafiel players
S.C.U. Torreense players
U.D. Leiria players
Girabola players
C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players
Angola men's international footballers
2006 FIFA World Cup players
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
Angolan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal