Marco Matias (footballer)

Marco Matias

Matias playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias[1]
Date of birth	(1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Barreiro, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team 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	B-SAD	27	(2)
2021–2022	Nacional	39	(5)
2022–	Farense	64	(7)
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 21:30, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias (born 10 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for S.C. Farense.

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 C.D. Nacional of the same league,^[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 Nacional on a five-month contract, from fellow top-tier side B-SAD.^[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

• Taça de Portugal: 2012–13^[24]

Individual

• Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2022–23^[25]
• Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: April 2023^[26]
• Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: April 2023^[27]

References

1. "EFL released and retained list 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. "Marco Matias". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
3. "Sub-19: Benfica e Sporting dominam convocatória" [Under-19: Benfica and Sporting rule callup]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
4. "Juniores: Benfica e FC Porto goleiam" [Juniors: Benfica and FC Porto rout]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
5. "Regresso a pensar nos lugares cimeiros" [Return thinking about top part of the table]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
6. "Cinco reforços confirmados" [Five additions confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
7. "Sami fecha contratações" [Sami completes signings]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
8. Seixas, André; Santos, José (10 June 2011). "Os primeiros reforços" [The first additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
9. 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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. Costa, Nuno Alexandre (22 May 2015). "Lucas João e Marco Matias na reformulação do Dragão" [Lucas João and Marco Matias in revamped Dragon] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
15. "Confirmado regresso de Marco Matias ao Nacional" [Marco Matias return to Nacional confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
16. "Marco Matias signs for Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
17. Cartwright, Phil (22 August 2015). "Leeds United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
18. "Report: Wood clinches derby draw". Leeds United F.C. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
19. "Owls release six". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
20. "Sheffield Wednesday: George Boyd & Gary Hooper among six players released". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
21. "The Marco Matias mystery". Football Typer. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
22. Hardy, Martin (27 January 2019). "Life's a piece of cake for Marco Matias". The Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
23. "Dois treinos antes do Cardiff" [Two trainings before Cardiff]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
24. "Guimarães claim famous cup win". PortuGOAL. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
25. "Marco Matias integra o 11 do ano da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Marco Matias makes Liga Portugal SABSEG's XI of the Year] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
26. "Marco Matias is the MVP for April". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
27. "Marco Matias wins the award for Forward of the Month". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

External links

• Marco Matias at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Marco Matias at Soccerbase
• Marco Matias national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Marco Matias at Soccerway