Tânia Mateus

Tânia Mateus
Personal information
Full name Tânia Rita Pontes Mateus[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-06) 6 August 1998
Place of birth Portugal
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
S.F. Damaiense
Number 7
Youth career
Real Madrid
2012–2015 Marítimo (F7)
2015–2017 Apel (F9) (futsal)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Apel (futsal) 12 (12)
2019–2023 Marítimo 91 (13)
2023–2024 REA 26 (15)
2024– Damaiense 13 (2)
International career
2015 Portugal U17 3 (3)
2015–2017 Portugal U19 5 (1)
2021 Portugal U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2025[2]
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 February 2024[3]

Tânia Rita Pontes Mateus (born 6 August 1998) is a Portuguese footballer and futsal player who plays as a forward for Liga BPI club SF Damaiense.

Club career

Tânia Mateus started playing football in the academy of Real Madrid and at the age of 15 she was chosen by the Portuguese side Marítimo, where she stayed for four years. She competed simultaneously in both the youth and senior teams, winning the regional championship several times. She then moved to the futsal club GD Apel for four years, which was competing in the Portuguese second division,[4] before returning to Marítimo at the age of 21, making her professional debut in Portugal's 1st division, where she remained until 2023.[2]

International career

Tânia Mateus was part of the Portuguese U17 team that competed at the 2015 UEFA U17 Women's Development Tournament, in which she scored three goals in three matches. She also made five appearances for the U19 team, scoring one goal in a 3–1 defeat to Poland. She has participated in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tânia Mateus at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "H Tânia Mateus απο την Πορτογαλία στο Ρέθυμνο". rethymnosports.gr. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Tânia Mateus". fpf.pt. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Taça Nacional Futsal Senior Feminino". resultados.fpf.pt. Retrieved 19 February 2024.