Guilherme Matos

{{short description|Portuguese association footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{update after|2025|11|16}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Guilherme Matos

| image =

| fullname = Guilherme Venâncio Matos

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|2|14}}

| birth_place = Calvão, Portugal

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| position = Midfielder/Left back

| currentclub = JuveForce

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2005

| youthclubs1 = Covão do Lobo

| youthyears2 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs2 = Taboeira

| youthyears3 = 2006–2011

| youthclubs3 = Benfica

| youthyears4 = 2011–2012

| youthclubs4 = União Leiria

| youthyears5 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs5 = Beira-Mar

| years1 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = Beira-Mar

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = → Oliveira do Bairro (loan)

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = → Gafanha (loan)

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2015–2016

| clubs4 = Gafanha

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2018

| clubs5 = Vista Alegre

| caps5 = 26

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018—2019

| clubs6 = Beira-Mar

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = → JuveForce (loan)

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021

| clubs8 = C.D. Luso

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2019—

| clubs9 = JuveForce

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010

| nationalteam1 = Portugal U16

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam2 = Portugal U18

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 16 Nov 2021

}}

Guilherme Venâncio Matos (born 14 February 1994 in Calvão) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for JuveForce as a midfielder.

Football career

Matos played in five youth leagues: Covão do Lobo (2003—2005), Taboeira (2005—2006), Benfica (2006—2011), União Leiria (2011—2012), and Beira-Mar (2012—2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.aveiro.co.pt/imprimir_noticia.aspx?id=32790|title=BENFICA "PESCA" QUATRO JOGADORES|date=n.d.|publisher=Aveiro|access-date=2021-11-15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/benfica/detalhe/etoo-e-iniesta-veem-aguias-terminar-na-2-posicao|title=Eto’o e Iniesta vêem águias terminar na 2.ª posição|date=2006-12-30|publisher=Record|access-date=2021-11-15|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0efad2dd-745c-4ac3-b5ac-741e1da8adeb|title=Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Philipp Lahm: Ball boys who made the big time|last=Varley|first=Ciaran|date=2018-09-27|publisher=BBC|access-date=2021-11-15|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oderbie.com/2012/02/20/u-leiria-abre-com-empate/|title=U.Leiria abre com empate|date=2012-02-20|last=Ramos|first=Cid|publisher=Oderbie|access-date=2021-11-15|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ogol.com.br/jogo.php?id=2310442|title=Beira-Mar - Naval|date=n.d.|publisher=oGol|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pt}} While in youth football, he played on the national Portugal U16 team in 2009—2010 and on the national Portugal U18 team in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/selecoes/futebol-masculino/selecao-sub-16/jogos/ficha-de-jogo/match/1042633|title=Seleção Sub-16|date=2010|publisher=FPF|access-date=2021-11-15|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-selecoes/detalhe/sub-16-portugal-conquista-torneio-da-holanda|title=Sub-16: Portugal conquista Torneio da Holanda|date=2010-02-08|publisher=Record|access-date=2021-11-15|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/national-teams/mens-football/u18s-team/match-detail/match/1042830|title=JAPAN-PORTUGAL|date=2011|publisher=FPF|access-date=2021-11-15|language=en}}

Matos signed with Beira-Mar professionally 2013-2015 and made his professional debut in January 2014 in a 2013–14 Taça da Liga match against Braga, when he started and played the full game.{{cite news | date=2014-01-15| title=SC Braga 3-0 Beira-Mar| url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=3255955| publisher=ZeroZero}} Shortly after, he was loaned to Oliveira do Bairro for 2014 and to Gafanha for 2014—2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.ceroacero.es/jogo.php?id=3641817|title=Cesarense - Gafanha|date=n.d.|publisher=Cero a Cero|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pt}} He subsequently signed with Gafanha for the 2015—2016 season before moving on to Vista Alegre (2016—2018).{{cite web|url=https://bancada.pt/futebol/memoria/guilherme-matos-no150|title=Guilherme Matos (nº150)|date=2017-11-09|publisher=Bancada|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.noticiasdeaveiro.pt/beira-mar-cajo-espera-ainda-receber-mais-tres-opcoes-para-a-equipa/|title=Beira-Mar: Cajó espera ainda receber mais três opções para a equipa|date=2018-09-03|publisher=Noticias de Aveiro|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pt}} He returned to Beira-Mar for the 2018—2019 season before being traded to and signing with JuveForce.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2795457-bernardo-silva-from-ball-boy-to-perennial-sub-to-manchester-city-star|title=Bernardo Silva: From Ball Boy to Perennial Sub to Manchester City Star|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=2018-09-13|last=Alves|first=Marcus|access-date=2021-11-15|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.afatv.pt/noticia/fc-arouca-foge-a-tendencia-dos-derbis-e-triunfa-fora-de-portas-em-fim-de-semana-com-festa-da-taca-pecol-powertools|title=FC AROUCA FOGE À TENDÊNCIA DOS DÉRBIS E TRIUNFA FORA DE PORTAS EM FIM DE SEMANA COM FESTA DA TAÇA PECOL POWERTOOLS|date=2020-11-09|publisher=AFA TV|access-date=2021-11-15|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.afatv.pt/noticia/um-passo-atras-que-nao-desvia-o-juveforce-do-projeto-delineado|title=UM PASSO ATRÁS QUE NÃO DESVIA O JUVEFORCE DO PROJETO DELINEADO|date=2019-08-21|last=Santos|first=Rui|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://radioavfm.net/valega-melhor-que-a-juveforce-em-jogo-com-varios-penaltis/|title=VÁLEGA MELHOR QUE A JUVEFORCE, EM JOGO COM VÁRIOS PENALTIS|date=2020-11-18|publisher=Radio AVFM|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pt}} In 2021, he was loaned briefly to C.D. Luso, but returned to JuveForce by the start of the 2021—2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/exclusivo/fabio-cardoso/fazia-500-quilometros-tres-vezes-por-semana-para-treinar-no-benfica|title=Interview with Fábio Cardoso, Santa Clara central defense – Part III|date=2021-05-08|publisher=Mais Futebol|last=da Cunha|first=Pedro Jorge|access-date=2021-11-15|language=pt}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vagosfm.com/noticia.php?id=1844&cat=Desporto|title=JuveForce apresenta equipa sénior masculina num jogo em casa frente ao GD Mealhada|date=2021-09-24|publisher=Vagos FM|access-date=2021-11-16|language=pt}}

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