Pedro Mateus

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| name = Pedro Mateus

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| fullname = Pedro Leonardo Gonçalves Mateus

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Funchal, Portugal

| height = 1.89 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Feirense

| clubnumber = 99

| youthyears1 = 2006–2012 | youthclubs1 = Marítimo

| youthyears2 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs2 = Porto

| youthyears3 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs3 = Leixões

| youthyears4 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs4 = Marítimo

| years1 = 2016–2021 | clubs1 = Marítimo B | caps1 = 92 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = Marítimo | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = Olympias Lympion | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = Sanjoanense | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = Feirense | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2023–

| nationalteam1 = São Tomé and Príncipe

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 20 June 2024

| ntupdate = 20 June 2024

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Pedro Leonardo Gonçalves Mateus (born 27 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Feirense. Born in Portugal, Mateus plays for the São Tomé and Príncipe national team.

Club career

Mateus is a youth product of the Portuguese clubs Marítimo, Porto, and Leixões before returning to Marítimo in 2015. He began his senior career with their reserves in 2016, and spent most of his early career as their backup goalkeeper.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dominiodebola.com/entrevista-exclusiva-pedro-mateus/|title=Entrevista Exclusiva a Pedro Mateus|date=27 September 2017|website=DOMINIODEBOLA.com}} In the summer of 2019, he was promoted to Marítimo senior team and was formally their third goalkeeper.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/maritimo/noticias/maritimo-quer-manutencao-melhorar-11-lugar-e-depois-atacar-europa-11064147.html/|title=Marítimo quer manutenção, melhorar 11º lugar e, depois, atacar Europa|website=O Jogo}} On 29 August 2021, he moved to the Cypriot club Olympias Lympion where he spent a season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerkida.net/eidiseis/b-katigoria/olympias-lympion/anakoinose-portogalo-kai-kyprio-gia-ton-asso|title=Aνακοίνωσε Πορτογάλο και Κύπριο για τον "άσσο" | Kerkida.net|date=29 August 2021|website=www.kerkida.net}} He followed that up with a stint with Sanjoanense in the Liga 3 on 22 July 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-3/detalhe/mais-tres-reforcos-no-montalegre|title=Mais três reforços no Montalegre|website=www.record.pt}} On 8 July 2023, he transferred to the Liga Portugal 2 club Feirense.{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/feirense/detalhe/pedro-mateus-e-o-novo-guarda-redes-do-feirense|title=Pedro Mateus é o novo guarda-redes do Feirense|website=www.record.pt}}

International career

Born in Portugal, Mateus is of Santomean descent.{{Cite web|url=https://ogologb.net/2022/06/08/ha-baixa-na-selecao-de-sao-tome-e-principe/|title=HÁ BAIXA NA SELEÇÃO DE SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE|first=O. Golo|last=GB|date=8 June 2022}} He was called up to the São Tomé and Príncipe national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/feirense/detalhe/pedro-mateus-convocado-pela-primeira-vez-por-sao-tome-e-principe|title=Pedro Mateus convocado pela primeira vez por São Tomé e Príncipe|website=www.record.pt}}