Marco Matias (footballer)
Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias (born 10 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Farense as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Farense | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Barreirense | ||
| 2001–2008 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Varzim (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Fátima (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Vitória Guimarães | 42 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | → Freamunde (loan) | 43 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Vitória Guimarães B | 8 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Nacional | 33 | (17) |
| 2015–2019 | Sheffield Wednesday | 60 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | Belenenses | 27 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Nacional | 39 | (5) |
| 2022– | Farense | 13 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 7 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Portugal
Born in Barreiro, Setúbal District, Matias finished his youth career at Sporting CP.[3][4] He never represented the first team officially as a senior, being consecutively loaned to Varzim SC,[5] C.D. Fátima[6] and Real SC, with all the clubs but the third competing in the Segunda Liga.[7]
Matias signed with Vitória S.C. in the summer of 2010, being immediately loaned to S.C. Freamunde of the second division for two years.[8] He subsequently returned to Guimarães, making his debut in the Primeira Liga on 19 August 2012 by coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Sporting,[9] and finished his first season with 20 scoreless appearances.
Matias scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 31 August 2013, but in a 1–4 home loss to Vitória de Setúbal.[10] On 19 July 2014 he joined fellow league side C.D. Nacional,[11] netting 21 times from 42 competitive games to help the Madeirans to the seventh position.[12][13][14][15]
Sheffield Wednesday
In July 2015, Matias signed a four-year deal with Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.[16] His first goal came in his fourth league appearance on 22 August, the 1–1 draw against Leeds United – a volley from 18 yards that flew in off the underside of the bar.[17][18]
Matias was released at the end of the 2018–19 season.[19][20] His spell at the Hillsborough Stadium was bothered by several injury problems.[21][22]
Return to Nacional
On 26 January 2021, Matias returned to Portugal and Nacional on a five-month contract.[15]
International career
Matias won five caps for the Portugal under-21 team. His first came on 11 July 2009, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss against Cape Verde in the Lusofonia Games.[23]
Honours
Vitória Guimarães
References
- ^ "EFL released and retained list 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Marco Matias". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Sub-19: Benfica e Sporting dominam convocatória" [Under-19: Benfica and Sporting rule callup]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ [Juniors: Benfica and FC Porto rout]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Regresso a pensar nos lugares cimeiros" [Return thinking about top part of the table]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ [Five additions confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ [Sami completes signings]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Seixas, André; Santos, José (10 June 2011). [The first additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Nunes, Luís Miguel (19 August 2012). "V. Guimarães-Sporting: 0–0 (resultado final)" [V. Guimarães-Sporting: 0–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "V. Guimarães-V. Setúbal, 1–4: Quando a felicidade protege os audazes" [V. Guimarães-V. Setúbal, 1–4: When happiness protects the bold]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Marco Matias novidade na apresentação do plantel" [Marco Matias a novelty in presentation of squad]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ "Nacional-Gil Vicente, 3–2: São Matias disfarçou jogo de pouco acerto" [Nacional-Gil Vicente, 3–2: Saint Matias masked game of little efficiency]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Boavista-Nacional, 0–1: Um Marco neste jogo do futebol à antiga" [Boavista-Nacional, 0–1: A Mark ("Marco" in English) in this game of old-school football]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Costa, Nuno Alexandre (22 May 2015). [Lucas João and Marco Matias in revamped Dragon] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Confirmado regresso de Marco Matias ao Nacional" [Marco Matias return to Nacional confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Marco Matias signs for Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Cartwright, Phil (22 August 2015). "Leeds United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Report: Wood clinches derby draw". Leeds United F.C. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Owls release six". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday: George Boyd & Gary Hooper among six players released". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "The Marco Matias mystery". Football Typer. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Hardy, Martin (27 January 2019). "Life's a piece of cake for Marco Matias". The Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ [Two trainings before Cardiff]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ . PortuGOAL. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
External links
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Marco Matias at Soccerbase
- Marco Matias national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Marco Matias at Soccerway