Marc Mateu

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marc Mateu

| image =

| fullname = Marc Mateu Sanjuán{{cite news|url=https://en.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/marc/18542/|title=Mateu|publisher=Diario AS|access-date=10 January 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|6|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Valencia, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = Tenerife

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = El Planter

| youthyears2 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs2 = Levante

| years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Levante B | caps1 = 28 | goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2008–2012 | clubs2 = Levante | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = → Real Unión (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2011 | clubs4 = → Badajoz (loan) | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2012 | clubs5 = → Zaragoza B (loan) | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = Zaragoza B | caps6 = 34 | goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Villarreal C | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = Villarreal B | caps8 = 30 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2015–2020 | clubs9 = Numancia | caps9 = 172 | goals9 = 7

| years10 = 2020–2021 | clubs10 = Castellón | caps10 = 38 | goals10 = 4

| years11 = 2021–2023 | clubs11 = Huesca | caps11 = 71 | goals11 = 6

| years12 = 2023–2025 | clubs12 = Eldense | caps12 = 75 | goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2025– | clubs13 = Tenerife | caps13 = 0 | goals13 = 0

| totalcaps = | totalgoals =

| club-update = 1 June 2025

}}

Marc Mateu Sanjuán (born 16 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Tenerife. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a central midfielder or a winger.

Club career

Mateu was born in Valencia. Having emerged through local Levante UD's youth academy, he made his first-team debut during the 2008–09 season, in a Segunda División game against Córdoba CF (3–0 home win, 25 minutes played).[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cordoba/es/desarrollo/1193967.html El Levante arrolló a un Córdoba que jugó media hora con nueve (Levante crushed Córdoba who played half an hour with nine)]; Marca, 20 December 2008 (in Spanish)

On 10 August 2010, Mateu signed his first professional contract, running until 2013, and was loaned to Segunda División B club Real Unión.[http://www.marca.com/2010/08/10/futbol/equipos/levante/1281442644.html Marc Mateu, cedido una temporada al Real Unión (Marc Mateu, loaned one season to Real Unión)]; Marca, 10 August 2010 (in Spanish) He subsequently served loans at CD Badajoz[https://www.levanteud.com/es/info/marc-mateu-rescinde-con-el-real-union-de-irun-y-jugara-cedido-en-el-badajoz-hasta-final-de-temporada Marc Mateu rescinde con el Real Unión de Irún y jugará cedido en el Badajoz hasta final de temporada (Marc Mateu cuts ties with Real Unión de Irún and will play on loan at Badajoz until the end of the season)]; Levante UD, 19 January 2011 (in Spanish) and Deportivo Aragón,[http://www.marca.com/2012/01/31/futbol/equipos/levante/1328008079.html Marc Mateu se marcha cedido al Zaragoza B (Marc Mateu goes on loan to Zaragoza B)]; Marca, 31 January 2012 (in Spanish) signing permanently with the latter side after cutting ties with Levante in July 2012.[https://www.levanteud.com/es/info/el-levante-ud-y-marc-mateu-llegan-a-un-acuerdo-para-la-rescision-de-su-contrato El Levante UD y Marc Mateu llegan a un acuerdo para la rescisión de su contrato (Levante UD and Marc Mateu reach agreement for the termination of his contract)]; Levante UD, 6 July 2012 (in Spanish)

On 30 May 2013, Mateu was released by Zaragoza after a bout of indiscipline.[http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real_zaragoza/2013/05/30/el_zaragoza_despide_cuatro_futbolistas_por_indisciplina_236331_611027.html El Real Zaragoza B despide a cuatro futbolistas por indisciplina (Real Zaragoza B fire four footballers due to indiscipline)]; Heraldo de Aragón, 30 May 2013 (in Spanish) He moved to Villarreal CF's C team in October,[http://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/noticias/deportes/tano-deja-paterna-viene-villarreal_842501.html Tano deja Paterna y se viene al Villarreal (Tano leaves Paterna and comes to Villarreal)]; El Periódico de Aragón, 24 October 2013 (in Spanish) and was promoted to the reserves the following year.[http://www.lasegundab.es/blog/2014/07/10/el-villarreal-b-incorpora-a-su-plantilla-jugadores-del-tercer-equipo-29381.html El Villarreal B incorpora a su plantilla jugadores del tercer equipo (Villarreal B add players from the third team to their squad)]; La Segunda B, 10 July 2014 (in Spanish)

On 28 July 2015, Mateu signed for CD Numancia of the second tier.[https://cdnumancia.com/marc-mateu-presentado-como-nuevo-jugador-del-numancia-2/ Marc Mateu, presentado como nuevo jugador del Numancia (Marc Mateu, presented as new player of Numancia)]; CD Numancia, 28 July 2015 (in Spanish) He scored his first professional goal on 3 April 2016, the decider in a 3–2 home victory over SD Huesca.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/actualidad/futbol/109245-3-2-el-numancia-toma-oxigeno-ante-el-huesca|title=3–2 El Numancia toma oxígeno ante el Huesca|trans-title=3–2 Numancia take a breather against Huesca|publisher=El Desmarque|language=es|date=3 April 2016|access-date=10 September 2020}}

Mateu was a regular starter during his spell at the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos,{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20170221/42203469603/el-numancia-amplia-los-contratos-de-marc-mateu-y-carlos-gutierrez.html|title=El Numancia amplía los contratos de Marc Mateu y Carlos Gutiérrez|trans-title=Numancia extend Marc Mateu and Carlos Gutiérrez's contracts|publisher=La Vanguardia|language=es|date=21 February 2017|access-date=10 September 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://heraldodiariodesoria.elmundo.es/articulo/deportes/descanso-para-mateu/20191030073000288798.amp.html|title=Descanso para Mateu|trans-title=Rest for Mateu|publisher=Heraldo de Soria|language=es|date=30 October 2019|access-date=10 September 2020}} leaving after relegation in 2020. On 23 August that year, he agreed to a two-year deal with CD Castellón, recently returned to the second division.{{cite web|url=http://www.cdcastellon.com/fichaje-marc-mateu-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-castellon/|title=FICHAJE: Marc Mateu, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón|trans-title=SIGNING: Marc Mateu, new player of CD Castellón|publisher=CD Castellón|language=es|date=23 August 2020|access-date=24 August 2020}}

On 29 June 2021, after another relegation, Mateu signed a two-year contract with SD Huesca still in division two.{{cite web|url=https://www.sdhuesca.es/noticia/marc-mateu-calidad-y-vision-de-juego-para-la-sd-huesca|title=Marc Mateu, calidad y visión de juego para la SD Huesca|trans-title=Marc Mateu, skill and vision for SD Huesca|publisher=SD Huesca|language=es|date=29 June 2021|access-date=9 August 2021}} He terminated his link with the club on 25 July 2023,{{cite web|url=https://www.sdhuesca.es/noticias/acuerdo-para-la-desvinculacion-de-marc-mateu|title=Acuerdo para la desvinculación de Marc Mateu|trans-title=Agreement for the release of Marc Mateu|publisher=SD Huesca|language=es|date=25 July 2023|access-date=25 July 2023}} and agreed to a two-year deal at CD Eldense in the same league later that day.{{cite web|url=https://cdeldense.es/marc-mateu-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-eldense/|title=Marc Mateu, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense|trans-title=Marc Mateu, new player of CD Eldense|publisher=CD Eldense|language=es|date=25 July 2023|access-date=25 July 2023}}

During the 2023–24 campaign, Mateu was converted into a left-back and established himself as a starter in that position.{{cite web|url=https://alicanteplaza.es/marc-mateu-114-saques-de-esquina-en-27-encuentros|title=Marc Mateu, 114 saques de esquina en 27 partidos|trans-title=Marc Mateu, 114 corners in 27 matches|publisher=Alicante Plaza|language=es|date=6 March 2024|access-date=23 August 2024}} On 9 June 2025, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a two-year deal with CD Tenerife, which also had dropped down a level.{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticias/marc-mateu-refuerzo-del-cd-tenerife|title=Marc Mateu, refuerzo del CD Tenerife|trans-title=Marc Mateu, addition of CD Tenerife|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=9 June 2025|accessdate=15 June 2025}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Levante \|2008–09 \|Segunda División \|3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2009–10 \|Segunda División \|9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
2010–11 \|Segunda División \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011–12 \|La Liga \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2" \| Total !12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Real Unión (loan) \|2010–11 \|Segunda División B \|8	1	3	0	0	0	11	1
Badajoz (loan) \|2010–11 \|Segunda División B \|9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Zaragoza B (loan) \|2011–12 \|Segunda División B \|15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Zaragoza B \|2012–13 \|Segunda División B \|34	4	0	0	0	0	34	4
Villarreal B \|2014–15 \|Segunda División B \|30	2	0	0	0	0	30	2
rowspan="4"\|Numancia \|2015–16 \|Segunda División \|29	1	1	0	0	0	30	1
2016–17 \|Segunda División \|39	3	0	0	0	0	39	3
2017–18 \|Segunda División \|46	2	5	1	0	0	51	3
colspan="2" \| Total !114	6	6	1	0	0	120	7
colspan="3" \| Career totals !222	13	9	1	0	0	231	14