{{short description|Santomean footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Portuguese name|Gonçalves|Mateus}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Pedro Mateus | image = | caption = | 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 = Karvan | 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 = 2023–2025 | clubs5 = Feirense | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Karvan | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2023– | nationalteam1 = São Tomé and Príncipe | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 15 August 2025 | ntupdate = 20 June 2024 | medaltemplates = }} '''Pedro Leonardo Gonçalves Mateus''' (born 27 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Azerbaijani club Karvan. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dominiodebola.com/entrevista-exclusiva-pedro-mateus/|title=Entrevista Exclusiva a Pedro Mateus|date=27 September 2017|website=DOMINIODEBOLA.com}}</ref> In the summer of 2019, he was promoted to Marítimo senior team and was formally their third goalkeeper.<ref>{{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|access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118051612/https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/maritimo/noticias/maritimo-quer-manutencao-melhorar-11-lugar-e-depois-atacar-europa-11064147.html/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 August 2021, he moved to the Cypriot club Olympias Lympion where he spent a season.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He followed that up with a stint with Sanjoanense in the Liga 3 on 22 July 2022.<ref>{{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|access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118051619/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-3/detalhe/mais-tres-reforcos-no-montalegre|url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 July 2023, he transferred to the Liga Portugal 2 club Feirense.<ref>{{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|access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118051612/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/feirense/detalhe/pedro-mateus-e-o-novo-guarda-redes-do-feirense|url-status=live}}</ref>
==International career== Born in Portugal, Mateus is of Santomean descent.<ref>{{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|access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118051613/https://ogologb.net/2022/06/08/ha-baixa-na-selecao-de-sao-tome-e-principe/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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|access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118051614/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/feirense/detalhe/pedro-mateus-convocado-pela-primeira-vez-por-sao-tome-e-principe|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Soccerway|pedro-leonardo-goncalves-mateus/471992}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mateus, Pedro}} Category:1996 births Category:Footballers from Funchal Category:Living people Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Category:21st-century São Tomé and Príncipe people Category:Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Portuguese men's footballers Category:São Tomé and Príncipe men's footballers Category:São Tomé and Príncipe men's international footballers Category:C.S. Marítimo players Category:A.D. Sanjoanense players Category:C.D. Feirense players Category:Karvan İK players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Liga 3 (Portugal) players Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Category:São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan