Sténio
Sténio Nivaldo Matos dos Santos (born 6 May 1988), commonly known as Sténio, is a Cape Verde international footballer who plays as a midfielder for União de Santarém.
- This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Matos and the second or paternal family name is Dos Santos.
 Sténio with Cherno More in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sténio Nivaldo Matos dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | União de Santarém | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Académica do Mindelo | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | CS Mindelense | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2014 | Feirense | 85 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Cherno More | 56 | (7) |
| 2016 | Botev Plovdiv | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | Politehnica Iași | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Dacia Chișinău | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ventspils | 11 | (2) |
| 2019– | União de Santarém | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Cape Verde | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 March 2016 | |||
Career
Born in Mindelo, Sténio started his career at hometown club Académica do Mindelo. In 2009, he joined the other club in the town CS Mindelense.
On 1 July 2014, Sténio joined Cherno More Varna in Bulgaria on a two-year contract.[1] On 30 May 2015, Sténio was sent off with a second yellow card after 38 minutes in the 2015 Bulgarian Cup Final against Levski Sofia, but his team managed to prevail after extra time despite its numerical disadvantage.
In July 2016, he signed a one-year contract with Botev Plovdiv.[2] He was released in December.[3]
Sténio left FK Ventspils after one year, at the end of 2018.[4]
International career
Sténio received his first call-up to the Cape Verde squad in May 2012, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone on 2 June. He made his debut in the match, playing from the start in central midfield.
In January 2013, Sténio was named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but did not feature in any of the four games Cape Verde played.
Career statistics
Club
As of 29 December 2016
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Feirense | Segunda Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | --- | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Cherno More | A Group | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Botev Plovdiv | First League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 15 | ||
Honours
References
- "Черно море подписа със Стенио" (in Bulgarian). sportvox.net. 1 July 2014.
- "Ботев" (Пловдив) привлече Стенио дос Сантос" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Ботев се разделя със Стенио" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 29 December 2016.
- FK VENTSPILS TRANSFĒRU JAUNUMI, fkventspils.lv, 7 December 2018
