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

Individual

References

  1. ^ "EFL released and retained list 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ 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.
  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.