Marco Matias (footballer)

Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias (born 10 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a forward.

Marco Matias
Personal information
Full name Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989[2]
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nacional
Number 9
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– Nacional 1 (0)
National team
2007 Portugal U18 4 (1)
2007–2008 Portugal U19 13 (1)
2009 Portugal U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021

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 in the second level 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 0–1 loss against Cape Verde for the Lusophony Games.[23]

Honours

Vitória Guimarães

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.
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