club. After six goals from 31 appearances in his first season back at the Estádio do Bessa, he extended his link until 2020. At the end of his contract, Mateus moved to Liga Portugal 2 side F.C. Penafiel on a one-year deal. In July 2021, he dropped into the Liga 3 at the age of 37 with S.C.U. Torreense. International career Mateus was first called up for Angola for the 2006 COSAFA Cup in Lesotho. He scored on his debut on 29 April in a 5–1 win over Mauritius, and again the next day in a 3–1 victory against the hosts, as his team came runners-up to Zambia. Later in 2006, Mateus was called up to that year's FIFA World Cup, playing all three group stage matches including the entire 1–0 loss against Portugal. He also added three substitute appearances in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, as the Palancas Negras reached the quarter-finals. On 8 October 2011, Mateus scored as Angola won 2–0 away to Guinea-Bissau to pip Uganda to a spot at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. At the tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, he scored the first goal of their opening 2–1 defeat of Burkina Faso, but Lito Vidigal's team were eliminated from the group. A year later, he started all three games as the team exited at the same stage. Mateus scored four times in qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, coming in braces in wins over Mauritania (4–1) and Burkina Faso (2–1). He captained the side at the finals in Egypt, falling again at the first hurdle. Mateus played his last match on 12 November 2021, a World Cup qualifier against Egypt. International goals Angola score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mateus goal. Honours Angola COSAFA Cup runner-up: 2006 References External links 1984 births Living people Footballers from Luanda Angolan footballers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.D. Beja players Sporting CP B players Casa Pia A.C. players F.C. Lixa players Gil Vicente F.C. players Boavista F.C. players C.D. Nacional players F.C. Arouca players F.C. Penafiel players S.C.U. Torreense players U.D. Leiria players Girabola players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players Angola international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations