Tânia Mateus

Tânia Mateus

Personal information
Full name	Tânia Rita Pontes Mateus[1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-06) 6 August 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal[2]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	S.F. Damaiense
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	16	(10)
2024–	Damaiense
International career^‡
2015	Portugal U17	3	(3)
2015–2017	Portugal U19	5	(1)
2021	Portugal U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024[1][2][3] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024[4]

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

Career

Club

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 4 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 4 years, which was competing in the Portuguese second division,^[5] before returning to Marítimo at the age of 21, making her professional debut in Portugal's 1st division, where she remained until 2023.^[3]

International

Tânia Mateus was part of the Portuguese U17 team that competed at the 2015 UEFA U17 Women's Development Tournament, in which she scored 3 goals in 3 matches. She also made 5 appearances for the U19 team, scoring 1 goal in a 3–1 defeat to Poland. She has participated in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification.^[4]

References

1. "Tânia Mateus". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. "Tânia Mateus". playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
3. "H Tânia Mateus απο την Πορτογαλία στο Ρέθυμνο". rethymnosports.gr. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. "Tânia Mateus". fpf.pt. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
5. "Taça Nacional Futsal Senior Feminino". resultados.fpf.pt. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

• Tânia Mateus at Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Tânia Mateus at Soccerdonna
• Tânia Mateus at Playmakerstats