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Portuguese footballer
Marco André da Silva Lopes Matias (born 10 May 1989) is a Portuguese professional
footballer who plays as a
winger for
S.C. Farense .
Club career
Portugal
Born in
Barreiro ,
Setúbal District , Matias finished his youth career at
Sporting CP .
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[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 .
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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.
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Matias was released at the end of the
2018–19 season .
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[20] His spell at the
Hillsborough Stadium was bothered by several injury problems.
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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 .
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Honours
Vitória Guimarães
Individual
References
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"EFL released and retained list 2017–18" (PDF) .
English Football League . p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018 .
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"Marco Matias" . 11v11 . AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018 .
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"Sub-19: Benfica e Sporting dominam convocatória" [Under-19: Benfica and Sporting rule callup].
Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2021 .
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"Juniores: Benfica e FC Porto goleiam" [Juniors: Benfica and FC Porto rout]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2008. Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
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"Regresso a pensar nos lugares cimeiros" [Return thinking about top part of the table]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
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"Cinco reforços confirmados" [Five additions confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2009. Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
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"Sami fecha contratações" [Sami completes signings]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 January 2010. Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
^ Seixas, André; Santos, José (10 June 2011).
"Os primeiros reforços" [The first additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
^ Nunes, Luís Miguel (19 August 2012).
"V. Guimarães-Sporting: 0–0 (resultado final)" [V. Guimarães-Sporting: 0–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 30 January 2021 .
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"V. Guimarães-V. Setúbal, 1–4: Quando a felicidade protege os audazes" [V. Guimarães-V. Setúbal, 1–4: When happiness protects the bold]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021 .
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"Marco Matias novidade na apresentação do plantel" [Marco Matias a novelty in presentation of squad].
A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014 .
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"Nacional-Gil Vicente, 3–2: São Matias disfarçou jogo de pouco acerto" [Nacional-Gil Vicente, 3–2: Saint Matias masked game of little efficiency]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2021 .
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"Boavista-Nacional, 0–1: Um Marco neste jogo do futebol à antiga" [Boavista-Nacional, 0–1: A Mark ("Marco" in English) in this game of old-school football]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2021 .
^ Costa, Nuno Alexandre (22 May 2015).
"Lucas João e Marco Matias na reformulação do Dragão" [Lucas João and Marco Matias in revamped Dragon] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Archived from
the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
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"Confirmado regresso de Marco Matias ao Nacional" [Marco Matias return to Nacional confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021 .
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"Marco Matias signs for Sheffield Wednesday" . Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015 .
^ Cartwright, Phil (22 August 2015).
"Leeds United 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday" .
BBC Sport . Retrieved 8 July 2015 .
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"Report: Wood clinches derby draw" . Leeds United F.C. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015 .
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"Owls release six" . Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019 .
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"Sheffield Wednesday: George Boyd & Gary Hooper among six players released" . BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019 .
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"The Marco Matias mystery" . Football Typer. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
^ Hardy, Martin (27 January 2019).
"Life's a piece of cake for Marco Matias" .
The Times . Retrieved 15 June 2019 .
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"Dois treinos antes do Cardiff" [Two trainings before Cardiff]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 July 2009. Archived from
the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
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"Guimarães claim famous cup win" . PortuGOAL. 26 May 2013. Archived from
the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2015 .
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"Marco Matias integra o 11 do ano da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Marco Matias makes Liga Portugal SABSEG's XI of the Year] (in Portuguese).
Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional . 24 June 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023 .
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"Marco Matias is the MVP for April" . Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023 .
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"Marco Matias wins the award for Forward of the Month" . Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023 .
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