Marco Matias (footballer)
Portuguese footballer (born 1989)
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Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias (born 10 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger.
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Matias playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barreiro, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| 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 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Nacional | 39 | (5) |
| 2022–2026 | Farense | 112 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026 | |||
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 April 2026[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2008–09 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varzim (loan) | 2008–09 | Liga de Honra | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Fátima (loan) | 2009–10 | Liga de Honra | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Real SC (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda Divisão | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| Total | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Freamunde (loan) | 2010–11 | Liga de Honra | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Liga de Honra | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 47 | 9 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Nacional | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 42 | 21 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2015–16 | Championship | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 60 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 72 | 11 | ||||
| B-SAD | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Nacional | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| Total | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 5 | ||||
| Farense | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 112 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 124 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 398 | 60 | 30 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 461 | 73 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Honours
Vitória Guimarães
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2022–23[26]
- Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: April 2023[27]
- Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: April 2023[28]
