Sténio

:This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Matos and the second or paternal family name is Dos Santos.

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sténio

| fullname = Sténio Nivaldo Matos dos Santos

| image = Stenio_2015.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Sténio with Cherno More in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mindelo, Cape Verde

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Sacavenense

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2007–2009 | clubs1 = Académica do Mindelo | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ?

| years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = CS Mindelense | caps2 = ? | goals2 = ?

| years3 = 2010–2014 | clubs3 = Feirense | caps3 = 85 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2014–2016 | clubs4 = Cherno More | caps4 = 56 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Botev Plovdiv | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Politehnica Iași | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Dacia Chișinău | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Ventspils | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = União de Santarém | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2021– | clubs10 = Sacavenense

| caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 2

| nationalyears1= 2012– | nationalcaps1= 5 | nationalgoals1= 0 | nationalteam1= Cape Verde

| club-update = 6 March 2021

| nationalteam-update = 2 March 2016

}}

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 Sacavenense.

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.{{cite web|publisher=sportvox.net|title=Черно море подписа със Стенио|url=http://sportvox.net/2014/07/01/%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%8A%D1%81-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BE/|date=1 July 2014|language=Bulgarian}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=bta.bg|title=Ботев" (Пловдив) привлече Стенио дос Сантос|url=http://www.bta.bg/bg/c/SP/id/1383016|date=21 July 2016|accessdate=29 July 2016|language=Bulgarian}} He was released in December.{{cite web | title = Ботев се разделя със Стенио | url = https://botevplovdiv.bg/Botev-se-razdelia-sus-Stenio--3751.html | publisher = botevplovdiv.bg | date = 29 December 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}

Sténio left FK Ventspils after one year, at the end of 2018.[http://www.fkventspils.lv/?p=news&off=2&id=3705 FK VENTSPILS TRANSFĒRU JAUNUMI], fkventspils.lv, 7 December 2018

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.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

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.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

Career statistics

=Club=

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Portugal ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Taça de Portugal ! colspan=2 \| Taça da Liga ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
2010–11	rowspan="4"\|Feirense	rowspan="1"\|Segunda Liga	4	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
2011–12	Primeira Liga	22	0	0	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	24	0
2012–13	rowspan="2"\|Segunda Liga	28	1	1	0	4	2	colspan="2"\|—	33	3
2013–14	31	1	1	0	1	1	colspan="2"\|—	33	2
colspan=3 \| Bulgaria ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Bulgarian Cup ! colspan=2 \| --- ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
2014–15	rowspan="2"\|Cherno More	rowspan="2"\|A Group	28	5	7	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	35	7
2015–16	28	2	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0	31	2
2016–17	Botev Plovdiv	First League	16	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	17	1
colspan=3 \| Career total !157\|\|10\|\|11\|\|2\|\|7\|\|3\|\|2\|\|0\|\|177\|\|15